6/30/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Relating to Francis of the Vatican
Papal
6A
Puerto ___ (island whose capital is San Juan)
Rico
10A
Game whose deck is mostly red green blue and yellow cards
Uno
13A
First name of Donald Trump’s first wife
Ivana
14A
Image you can tap on a smartphone screen
Icon
15A
Number of states in New England
Six
16A
2020 Christopher Nolan film
Tenet
17A
Well-behaved man
Gent
18A
___ by (barely manage)
Eke
19A
Pitcher for the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets who was nicknamed Dr. K: 2 wds.
Dwight Gooden
22A
___ Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995 comedy)
Ace
24A
Saturated ___ (term on a nutrition label)
Fat
25A
Downloadable program for a smartphone
App
26A
What you get after adding numbers together
Sum
27A
Continent that’s east of Europe
Asia
29A
You are what you ___
Eat
32A
First baseman for the 1986 New York Mets who later appeared on Seinfeld: 2 wds.
Keith Hernandez
37A
Astronomy or biochemistry for example: Abbr.
Sci
38A
Villainous lion in The Lion King
Scar
39A
British singer Rita
Ora
40A
No-goodnik
Cad
43A
___ the hay (go to bed)
Hit
44A
Tear to pieces
Rip
45A
Outfielder for the 1986 New York Mets who batted into the so-called Buckner play: 2 wds.
Mookie Wilson
50A
ISP that dropped the long form of its name in 2006
Aol
51A
Person from Belarus or Poland say
Slav
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
___ up what’s the answer?: 2 wds.
I Give
55A
Rapper Lil ___ Vert
Uzi
56A
Any of five great bodies of water
Lake
57A
Muppet who sings many duets with Bert on Sesame Street
Ernie
58A
TV dance judge Goodman who died in April
Len
59A
The windows to the soul
Eyes
60A
Fit for a queen say
Regal
1D
Core of an avocado or olive
Pit
2D
Thoroughfare that might cross a street or boulevard: Abbr.
Ave
3D
Disease outbreak with a global impact
Pandemic
4D
Start ___ (go back to square one)
Anew
5D
The Equalizer star Queen ___
Latifah
6D
Pitchers who face third base when they pitch say
Righties
7D
Rapper known for the 1989 song Lethal Weapon: Hyph.
Ice T
8D
Party dance with a line of people
Conga
9D
Stay ___ of things: 2 wds.
On Top
10D
Like cars that are sold by CarMax
Used
11D
Maker of Air Max and Air Jordan shoes
Nike
12D
Farm animals that might be yoked
Oxen
20D
Deep cut
Gash
21D
___ sesame!
Open
22D
___ and ye shall receive
Ask
23D
Actors’ prompts
Cues
28D
Places storing historical records and documents
Archives
30D
Putting decorations on as a Christmas tree
Adorning
31D
Actress Garr who played Phoebe’s mother on Friends
Teri
33D
Sound of the 60 Minutes stopwatch
Tick
34D
Fight tooth and ___
Nail
35D
More bohemian or pretentious
Artsier
36D
Sound of a Taser
Zap
41D
What a bride walks down to reach the altar
Aisle
42D
Stall for time
Delay
45D
Handle very roughly
Maul
46D
Seep out
Ooze
47D
thirtysomething actor Ken who directed 28 This Is Us episodes
Olin
48D
___-up call
Wake
49D
Green monster of fairy tales
Ogre
53D
By way of
Via
54D
Slender fish with an elongated body
Eel