6/12/26
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
____ you kidding me?
ARE
4A
Group concerned with water safety: Abbr.
EPA
7A
Person who crosses a picket line
SCAB
11A
Man’s name that sounds like “wrecks”
REX
12A
Rug cleaner, for short
VAC
13A
Rock that rhymes with “pail”
SHALE
14A
Shakespearean tragedy about an ambitious Scotsman who murders his rivals to become king
MACBETH
16A
“We might as well do it, right?”: 2 wds.
WHY NOT
17A
San Antonio NBA player
SPUR
18A
Reverberation in a cave
ECHO
20A
North ____ (body of water bordering Belgium)
SEA
21A
Bubbly bar found near a bathtub
SOAP
24A
“Uh-oh, I made a blunder!”
OOPS
26A
____-K education
PRE
28A
University official
DEAN
30A
Poems of appreciation
ODES
34A
Shakespearean tragedy about doomed young lovers from warring families in Verona: 3 wds.
ROMEO AND JULIET
38A
It signals bad things in the future
OMEN
39A
“No good deed ____ unpunished”
GOES
40A
Place for clouds and airplanes
SKY
41A
____ Matthews Band
DAVE
44A
“Black” or “green” beverages
TEAS
46A
“Yeah, I don’t think so”
NAH
49A
Courageous
BOLD
51A
Maker of Honey-Comb and Grape-Nuts
POST
54A
This clue’s number minus 43
ELEVEN
56A
Shakespearean tragedy about a jealous military general tricked into doubting his wife’s faithfulness
OTHELLO
59A
Symbol that shares a keyboard key with 6
CARET
60A
____ & Perrins steak sauce
LEA
61A
Airport shuttle, typically
BUS
62A
Taut-line hitch, for one
KNOT
63D
“You’re pulling my ___!”
LEG
64D
Ram’s mate on a farm
EWE
1D
Where biceps and triceps are found
ARMS
2D
Bring in from the fields
REAP
3D
“Could I interrupt you?”: 2 wds.
MAY I ASK
4D
Christmas ____ (December 24)
EVE
5D
Game show host Sajak
PAT
6D
Soreness after exercising
ACHE
7D
“Once bitten, twice ___”
SHY
8D
Soda containers
CANS
9D
Sunburn-soothing succulent
ALOE
10D
Greek letter after alpha
BETA
13D
Buy things at the mall
SHOP
15D
___ hug (type of greeting between two men)
MAN
16D
“Doctor ___” (British TV series)
WHO
19D
Apartment that can be owned
CONDO
22D
“Without further ___…”
ADO
23D
Legume that might be covered in wasabi
PEA
25D
Pine-____ (brand of household cleanser)
SOL
26D
Opposite of “con” in a debate
PRO
27D
CD-____
ROM
29D
Heavenly figure who might play a harp
ANGEL
31D
Break down, like a sugar cube in coffee
DISSOLVE
32D
“Yikes! A spider!”
EEK
43D
Designer Diane ___ Furstenberg
VON
45D
Orangutan or bonobo, for example
APE
46D
Swan’s long body part
NECK
47D
Rickman who starred in “Die Hard”
ALAN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48D
Sub sandwich
HERO
50D
Raggedy Ann, for one
DOLL
52D
Cabbage-based salad
COLE
53D
Vocal quality
TONE
55D
Doctor who treats rabbits, for short
VET
57D
Shirt that might be worn to the beach
TEE
58D
Ugly old crone
HAG
1A
____ you kidding me?
ARE
4A
Group concerned with water safety: Abbr.
EPA
7A
Person who crosses a picket line
SCAB
11A
Man’s name that sounds like “wrecks”
REX
12A
Rug cleaner, for short
VAC
13A
Rock that rhymes with “pail”
SHALE
14A
Shakespearean tragedy about an ambitious Scotsman who murders his rivals to become king
MACBETH
16A
“We might as well do it, right?”: 2 wds.
WHY NOT
17A
San Antonio NBA player
SPUR
18A
Reverberation in a cave
ECHO
20A
North ____ (body of water bordering Belgium)
SEA
21A
Bubbly bar found near a bathtub
SOAP
24A
“Uh-oh, I made a blunder!”
OOPS
26A
____-K education
PRE
28A
University official
DEAN
30A
Poems of appreciation
ODES
34A
Shakespearean tragedy about doomed young lovers from warring families in Verona: 3 wds.
ROMEO AND JULIET
38A
It signals bad things in the future
OMEN
39A
“No good deed ____ unpunished”
GOES
40A
Place for clouds and airplanes
SKY
41A
____ Matthews Band
DAVE
44A
“Black” or “green” beverages
TEAS
46A
“Yeah, I don’t think so”
NAH
49A
Courageous
BOLD
51A
Maker of Honey-Comb and Grape-Nuts
POST
54A
This clue’s number minus 43
ELEVEN
56A
Shakespearean tragedy about a jealous military general tricked into doubting his wife’s faithfulness
OTHELLO
59A
Symbol that shares a keyboard key with 6
CARET
60A
____ & Perrins steak sauce
LEA
61A
Airport shuttle, typically
BUS
62A
Taut-line hitch, for one
KNOT
63D
“You’re pulling my ___!”
LEG
64D
Ram’s mate on a farm
EWE
1D
Where biceps and triceps are found
ARMS
2D
Bring in from the fields
REAP
3D
“Could I interrupt you?”: 2 wds.
MAY I ASK
4D
Christmas ____ (December 24)
EVE
5D
Game show host Sajak
PAT
6D
Soreness after exercising
ACHE
7D
“Once bitten, twice ___”
SHY
8D
Soda containers
CANS
9D
Sunburn-soothing succulent
ALOE
10D
Greek letter after alpha
BETA
13D
Buy things at the mall
SHOP
15D
___ hug (type of greeting between two men)
MAN
16D
“Doctor ___” (British TV series)
WHO
19D
Apartment that can be owned
CONDO
22D
“Without further ___…”
ADO
23D
Legume that might be covered in wasabi
PEA
25D
Pine-____ (brand of household cleanser)
SOL
26D
Opposite of “con” in a debate
PRO
27D
CD-____
ROM
29D
Heavenly figure who might play a harp
ANGEL
31D
Break down, like a sugar cube in coffee
DISSOLVE
32D
“Yikes! A spider!”
EEK
43D
Designer Diane ___ Furstenberg
VON
45D
Orangutan or bonobo, for example
APE
46D
Swan’s long body part
NECK
47D
Rickman who starred in “Die Hard”
ALAN
48D
Sub sandwich
HERO
50D
Raggedy Ann, for one
DOLL
52D
Cabbage-based salad
COLE
53D
Vocal quality
TONE
55D
Doctor who treats rabbits, for short
VET
57D
Shirt that might be worn to the beach
TEE
58D
Ugly old crone
HAG