6/19/20
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Fistful of crumpled paper
Wad
4A
Sliced fish that’s often served on a bagel
Lox
7A
___ town (leave in a hurry)
Skip
11A
___ de toilette (kind of perfume)
Eau
12A
Woman first mentioned in Genesis 3:20
Eve
13A
If I ___ nickel for every time …: 2 wds.
Had A
14A
British singer Ed with a 2017 appearance on Game of Thrones
Sheeran
16A
Getting ___ lease on life: 2 wds.
A New
17A
Pitcher who threw no-hitters for the Angels Astros and Rangers: 2 wds.
Nolan Ryan
19A
Type of bear that is safe to hug
Teddy
22A
Planet of the ___ (movie franchise)
Apes
23A
Where the Wild Things ___
Are
24A
Show where Billy Porter plays Pray Tell
Pose
26A
Pitcher who threw no-hitters for the Mariners and Diamondbacks: 2 wds.
Randy Johnson
32A
___ Hashanah (Jewish holiday)
Rosh
33A
Mont Blanc or the Matterhorn for example
Alp
34A
Face covering that may have ear loops or ties
Mask
36A
Go inside
Enter
38A
Pitcher who threw no-hitters for the Dodgers and Red Sox: 2 wds.
Hideo Nomo
41A
Group concerned with personal liberties: Abbr.
ACLU
42A
Star Wars queen whose first name is Padmé
Amidala
46A
3-D medical scans: Abbr.
Mris
47A
Baseball great Hodges
Gil
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Illustrations for short
Pix
49A
Blubbers
Sobs
50A
Pigs’ home on a farm
Sty
51A
Pointy prop for Arnold Palmer
Tee
1A
Horror movie director Craven
Wes
2A
Word often said after 25-Down
Aah
3A
In ___ time (soon enough)
Due
4A
Bad Bad ___ Brown (Jim Croce song)
Leroy
5D
Shape of a famous Washington DC office
Oval
6D
___: Warrior Princess
Xena
7D
Make less dull as a pencil
Sharpen
8D
Rapper West who has had 69 Grammy nominations
Kanye
9D
In cartoons they are symbolized as light bulbs over people’s heads
Ideas
10D
Most common piece found on a chessboard
Pawn
15D
The short ___ of the stick (unfavorable treatment)
End
18D
Two-time NBA MVP Steve
Nash
19D
Thick black paving material
Tar
20D
Time span such as the Cenozoic
Era
21D
Raccoon’s dwelling
Den
24D
Flannel or silk clothes for bedtime for short
PJs
25D
That’s really cool to see!
Ooh
27D
Author of The Lorax: 2 wds. abbr.
Dr Seuss
28D
The Ballad of John and ___ (Beatles song)
Yoko
29D
Ended a standing ovation
Sat
30D
Spanish exclamation at the World Cup
Ole
31D
Broadcaster where you can hear puzzlemaster Will Shortz
NPR
34D
Prefix for brewery or managing
Micro
35D
Improvise lines onstage: Hyph.
Ad lib
36D
Actress Procter of CSI: Miami
Emily
37D
Silent assent
Nod
38D
Meats often eaten at Easter and Christmas
Hams
39D
Pesters persistently
Nags
40D
Leave out
Omit
43D
Liable (to)
Apt
44D
What a polygraph test can detect
Lie
45D
Chopping tool that you can also spell without its last letter
Axe
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