7/4/25
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Breakfast or supper, for example
MEAL
5A
“No ___!” (“Can do!”) → “No problem!” (short form)
PROB
9A
Non-written type of test
ORAL
13A
The boat in “Jaws,” named for a large sea creature
ORCA
14A
Spiritual glow
AURA
15A
Chess player’s goal
MATE
16A
Boston Celtics shooting guard who was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2023: 2 wds.
MALCOLM BROGDON
19A
Material that sounds like “swayed”
SUEDE
20A
Hannah’s brother, in “Toy Story”
SID
21A
Sit-___ (some civil rights protests)
INS
22A
Reaction to being struck in the stomach
OOF
24A
Competitor of Nintendo
SEGA
26A
With 40-Across, Miami Heat shooting guard who was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2022
TYLER
30A
Fore’s opposite, to a sailor
AFT
32A
Sitting on
ATOP
35A
Person who’s mentioned in a will
HEIR
36A
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist whose real name is Michael Balzary
FLEA
37A
Rain very heavily
POUR
38A
Yin’s counterpart, in Chinese philosophy
YANG
39A
“A Nightmare on ___ Street 4: The Dream Master” (1988 movie)
ELM
40A
See 26-Across (Tyler HERRO)
HERRO
41A
Target set in a performance review
GOAL
43A
Barbary ___ (African monkey)
APE
45A
Genesee Cream ___
ALE
47A
South Korea’s second largest automaker
KIA
49A
Speaks with a hoarse voice
RASPS
53A
Utah Jazz shooting guard who was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2021: 2 wds.
JORDAN CLARKSON
One Clue Crossword
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57A
Tel ___ (city in Israel)
AVIV
58A
“Jessica Jones” and “The Boys” actress Moriarty
ERIN
59A
The Emerald ___ (Ireland)
ISLE
60A
Stalk growing in a swamp
REED
61A
Hunt for
SEEK
62A
Food with “Brunswick” and “mulligan” varieties
STEW
1D
Parent celebrated with a holiday in May
MOM
2D
Notable time spans
ERAS
3D
First Amendment-defending organization: Abbr.
ACLU
4D
Sneaker string
LACE
5D
Diet whose name is also a prefix meaning “primitive”
PALEO
6D
Alcohol in a mojito
RUM
7D
Spherical things
ORBS
8D
Starbucks employee
BARISTA
9D
Texter’s “That is so amazing!”
OMG
10D
Fixture that provides heat in some rooms
RADIATOR
11D
“… and then it hit me like ___ of bricks”: 2 wds.
ATON
12D
Glass in a magnifying glass
LENS
17D
Terrible stench
ODOR
18D
Reverent poem
ODE
23D
October’s season
FALL
25D
Stare in astonishment
GAPE
26D
“Hallowed be ___ name” (Lord’s Prayer phrase)
THY
27D
Opposite of “nay”
YEA
28D
Sexy underwear sold by Victoria’s Secret
LINGERIE
29D
“And thus …”
ERGO
31D
Disaster aid group: Abbr.
FEMA
33D
“___ Missing Hearts” (2022 Celeste Ng bestseller)
OUR
34D
Paid athlete
PRO
36D
Members of the cat family
FELINES
40D
Detect with one’s ears
HEAR
42D
Letters before a fake name
AKA
44D
Practical joke
PRANK
45D
A little bit open, as a door
AJAR
46D
“___ on the Spectrum” (Netflix series)
LOVE
48D
Measure used for real estate
ACRE
50D
Sports equipment used by Lindsey Vonn
SKIS
51D
Attention-getting sound
PSST
52D
Bottom part of a shoe
SOLE
54D
Something that was rented from Redbox: Abbr.
DVD
55D
“You made your bed, now ___ in it”
LIE
56D
Word that begins the names of two states that border Pennsylvania (New York, New Jersey)
NEW