6/16/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Fuel for many cars
Gas
4A
Hybrid article of sportswear for some tennis players
Skort
9A
Paul McCartney’s musical instrument
Bass
13A
Lucy of Elementary
Liu
14A
Making the hairs on the back of one’s neck stand up, perhaps
Eerie
15A
Hold __ the Nights (1988 #1 hit for Richard Marx): 2 wds
Onto
16A
Marketing pages in magazines
Ads
17A
Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs pitcher who won 18 Gold Gloves: 2 wds.
Greg Maddux
19A
I’m not so interested in that
Meh
20A
Card game with Skips and Reverses
Uno
21A
Thickness, as of facial tissue
Ply
22A
Frozen drink with Blue Vanilla and Melon Berry Bliss flavors
Icee
24A
Colorful fish in a pond
Koi
25A
I have the answer!
Aha
28A
It queals 1/640th of a square mile
Acre
30A
2010-2019 NBA star Jeremy
Lin
32A
Hairy animal featured on Wyoming’s flag
Bison
34A
Baltimore Oriole third baseman who won 16 Gold Gloves: 2 wds
Brooks Robinson
37A
Lightweight wood used in models
Balsa
38A
Reaction to a solar eclipse, perhaps
Awe
39A
Papa equivalent in baby talk
Dada
40A
Leatherworker’s hole puncher
Awl
41A
X, in Roman numerals
Ten
43A
A Million ___ to Die in the West (2014 movie)
Ways
45A
Letters on a gravestone
Rip
46A
Give the devil ___ due
His
47A
Female member of the family, for short
Sis
50A
St. Louis Caridnals shortstop who won 13 Gold Gloves: 2 wds.
Ozzie Smith
54A
Naughty youngster
Imp
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Trials and tribulations
Woes
56A
Measurement that’s part of a pound
Ounce
57A
Conjunction often going with Neither
Nor
58A
___ wolf (person who operats solo)
Lone
59A
Stories about gods and goddesses
Myths
60A
Wild blue yonder
Sky
1D
Flamboyant rock genre
Glam
2D
Congressional staff member
Aide
3D
Bite Sized, rice-based food made by a Japaneses chef: 2 wds.
Sushi Roll
4D
Seamlessly move from one activity to another
Segue
5D
Uncooked pieces of popcorn
Kernels
6D
cookie found in desserts dirt cake
Oreo
7D
Offshore structure used for oil drilling
Rig
8D
Speed, to a conductor
Tempo
9D
Main part of a letter or essay
Body
10D
Hem ___ haw
And
11D
Disco-dancing guy on The Simpsons
Stu
12D
Black __ Scandal (1919 incident in Field of Dreams)
Sox
18D
Cover story, for one suspected of a crime
Alibi
23D
Highest-paid leaders of companies, often: Abbr.
Ceos
24D
Be certain of
Know
25D
Hired killers
Assassins
26D
Sweatshirt part that keeps one’s head warm
Hood
27D
Frozen princess without powers
Anna
28D
Group that won Eurovision with the song Waterloo
Abba
29D
Stick in one’s ___ (be an annoyance)
Craw
31D
Country whose official language is Persian
Iran
33D
Main character in the upcoming film The Dial of Destiny for short
Indy
35D
Couric whos in the Television Hall of Fame
Katie
36D
Put an evil spell on
Bewitch
42D
___ salts (bath additive)
Epsom
44D
What a phoenix emerges from
Ashes
45D
Get bigger, as dough
Rise
46D
Helpful suggestion for solving a puzzle
Hint
48D
Agile for one’s age
Im Ok
49D
No broken bones, just some scratches!: 2 wds
Spry
50D
Woodsy __(United States Forest Service’s mascot)
Owl
51D
Attraction featuring animal exhibits
Zoo
52D
Peaceful state of mind, to Buddhists
Zen
53D
____ bien! (Very good!, in spanish)
Muy