7/23/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
“Immediately,” on a memo: Abbr.
ASAP
5A
Rock band that was led by Michael Stipe
Rem
8A
Oklahoma’s second-largest city
Tulsa
13A
“Run ___ Run” (1998 action film)
Lola
14A
Former Argentine First Lady Perón
Eva
15A
Another time
Again
16A
“X-Men: Days of Future ___”
Past
17A
Be unwell
Ail
18A
___ date (social engagement with a stranger)
Blind
19A
Wall-ascending event scheduled to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics: 2 wds.
Sport Climbing
22A
One of six in an inning
Out
23A
Protuberance on a potato
Eye
24A
“Deck the ___” (Christmas song)
Halls
27A
“See ya!”
Bye
29A
Parks who’s known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa
33A
Indignation
Ire
34A
Japanese discipline scheduled to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics
Karate
37A
“___ would have thought it?”
Who
38A
Red symbol in the Macy’s logo
Star
40A
Once around a racetrack
Lap
41A
What LPs are made from
Vinyl
43A
2016 Summer Olympics host city
Rio
45A
Branch of Buddhism associated with raked gravel gardens
Zen
46A
“Wheelie” and “ollie” activity scheduled to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics
Skate Boarding
53A
North Pole workshop boss
Santa
54A
Official on a baseball diamond, for short
Ump
55A
Notion
Idea
56A
“___ for You” (Chaka Khan song): 2 wds.
I Feel
57A
Chump
Sap
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Highlight ___ (compilation of the best clips from a tournament, for example)
Reel
59A
Like the inside of a watermelon or the outside of a strawberry
Seedy
60D
___-la-la (musical syllables)
Tra
61D
Interjects
Adds
1D
Mountain range where “Heidi” is set
Alps
2D
Dove or Dial, for example
Soap
3D
“The Sun ___ Rises” (Ernest Hemingway novel)
Also
4D
“PAW ___” (kids’ TV show)
Patrol
5D
Respond, as with a flinch
React
6D
Wicked through and through
Evil
7D
West African country whose name rhymes with “jolly”
Mali
8D
Cat with stripes
Tabby
9D
More unattractive
Uglier
10D
Word that means “reclined” and sounds like a country road
Lain
11D
Participate in a choir
Sing
12D
What an ampersand means
And
20D
Facial feature of a walrus
Tusk
21D
Get together, on Zoom or in a conference room
Meet
24D
That fellow’s
His
25D
Class where a young child might do finger painting
Art
26D
Michele of “Scream Queens” and “The Mayor”
Lea
27D
Built-in part of a camisole, sometimes
Bra
28D
Annoying little bark
Yap
30D
Network with the dramas “Delilah” and “Queen Sugar”
Own
31D
Timid
Shy
32D
Company that retired its instant messaging service in 2017
AOL
35D
Natural ingredient in many after-sun lotions
Aloe
36D
“Have you ___ wondered …”
Ever
39D
For audiences 17 years or older: Hyph.
R Rated
42D
Former Indian prime minister Gandhi
Indira
44D
Sicily’s country
Italy
45D
Rocker Frank who led the Mothers of Invention
Zappa
46D
Money vault
Safe
47D
Joint between the ankle and the hip
Knee
48D
Go over 21, in blackjack
Bust
49D
“Funny Girl” actor Sharif
Omar
50D
Checked the age credentials of
Ided
51D
“All You ___ Is Love” (Beatles song)
Need
52D
How a cowboy might refer to women
Gals
53D
Female sibling, for short
Sis