7/3/20
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Barrel-throwing animal in the game Donkey Kong
Ape
4A
___-tip (cut of beef)
Tri
7A
Run into
Meet
11A
Word that can go before paper or beans
Wax
12A
Homophone of hymn
Him
13A
Auto part that connects the wheels
Axle
14A
Burning like a Hanukkah candle
Lit
15A
___-conscious (environmentally aware)
Eco
16A
Protective item around a smartphone
Case
17A
LA Laker and 16-time All-Star who was the #1 NBA draft pick in 2003: 2 wds.
Lebron James
20A
The Golden Girls actress McClanahan
Rue
21A
Opposite of many
Few
22A
Actress Leslie of Knocked Up and The Cable Guy
Mann
24A
Give assistance to
Aid
25A
A week ___ (seven days prior)
Ago
28A
Detroit Piston and 6-time All-Star who was the #1 NBA draft pick in 2009: 2 wds.
Blake Griffin
31A
Feel crummy
Ail
32A
Jane ___ (woman whose real name isn’t known)
Doe
33A
Assuming that’s true …: 2 wds.
If So
34A
Jewelry worn on a lapel
Pin
35A
Group that created the list 100 Years … 100 Movies: Abbr.
AFI
36A
Brooklyn Net and 6-time All-Star who was the #1 NBA draft pick in 2011: 2 wds.
Kyrie Irving
41A
The Yuletide season
Noel
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
42A
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs actress Kazan
Zoe
43A
___ be in touch
Ill
45A
Deal ___ Deal (game show): 2 wds.
Or No
46A
Where to wear a hoop or stud
Ear
47A
Hot drink that’s popular in England
Tea
48A
Vegetable used in borscht
Beet
49A
Illegal pesticide: Abbr.
DDT
50A
Tree with bendable wood
Yew
1D
Thin tool with a pointy end
Awl
2D
Bucket
Pail
3D
On the outside
External
4D
Been ___ done that
There
5D
Puerto ___ (US territory)
Rico
6D
Springsteen song that begins Hey little girl is your daddy home?: 3 wds.
Im On Fire
7D
Colorful parrot found in South America
Macaw
8D
Bar ___ (test that attorneys have passed)
Exam
9D
Sorry my mind was somewhere ___
Else
10D
What golf balls sit on
Tees
18D
How a cowboy might refer to a bed
Bunk
19D
Star Wars: The Last ___ (2017 movie)
Jedi
22D
Management degree: Abbr.
MBA
23D
Muhammad or Laila of boxing
Ali
24D
Worried oneself sick
Agonized
25D
Have an ___ for (be fond of)
Affinity
26D
US Army soldiers for short
Gis
27D
Musician Yoko
Ono
29D
The Sopranos actress Falco
Edie
30D
French name often given to pet poodles
Fifi
34D
Person in a plane’s cockpit
Pilot
35D
Avoid as a disaster
Avert
36D
Twistable control on an old console TV
Knob
37D
Days of ___ (olden times)
Yore
38D
Nightcrawler actress Russo
Rene
39D
Cars travel on it
Road
40D
Utter delight
Glee
44D
The long arm of the ___ (what a criminal wants to evade)
Law