6/4/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/4/21
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Train for an MMA match
Spar

5A
Big name in peanut butter
Jif

8A
2001 animated movie whose title means “monster” in Yiddish
Shrek

13A
“___ Only Just Begun” (Carpenters hit)
Weve

14A
Ore-___ (frozen food brand)
Ida

15A
Furry marsupial found in Australia
Koala

16A
“Yeah, that ain’t happening”: 2 wds.
As If

17A
Singer Tormé nicknamed “the Velvet Fog”
Mel

18A
“Wait ___ Dark” (1967 Audrey Hepburn thriller)
Until

19A
Houston Rocket named NBA MVP in 1979 and 1982: 2 wds.
Moses Malone

22A
“True Detective” actor Fisher
Ray

23A
Really bother
Irk

24A
Singer ___ King Cole
Nat

27A
Aerodynamic
Sleek

30A
“Law & Order: Organized Crime” network
NBC

31A
Big rig
Semi

32A
Houston Rocket named NBA MVP in 1994: 2 wds.
Hakee Molajuwon

35A
Nights before Christmas and New Year’s Day
Eves

36A
First name of Tony Shalhoub’s character on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Abe

37A
Fidgeting in one’s seat
Antsy

38A
Guy honored in June
Dad

39A
Actor Holbrook who died in January
Hal

40A
“It just doesn’t ___ up” (“Something isn’t right”)
Add

41A
Houston Rocket named NBA MVP in 2018: 2 wds.
James Harden

46A
Gradually gets smaller, like the moon
Wanes

49A
Mystery author Rita ___ Brown
Mae

50A
Coin used in Finland and France
Euro

51A
Top-level celebrities: Hyph.
A List

52A
“CSI: Miami” actress LaRue
Eva

53A
Lose control on a road
Skid

54A
Oklahoma or Oregon, for example
State

55D
Actor Beatty who voiced the “Toy Story 3” villain Lotso
Ned

56D
Parts of a minute, for short
Secs

1D
Did the Australian crawl, perhaps
Swam

2D
Monetary unit of Mexico
Peso

3D
___ Budget Group (corporation that owns several car-rental companies)
Avis

4D
Sports officials with whistles
Referees

5D
___ John’s (sandwich chain)
Jimmy

6D
Concept
Idea

7D
Capable of making mistakes
Fallible

8D
Pepé Le Pew, for example
Skunk

9D
Remove the dullness from, like a blade
Hone

10D
___ Pack (celebrity group that Frank Sinatra was part of)
Rat

11D
Manning who played for the New York Giants
Eli

12D
___-El (Superman’s birth name)
Kal

20D
Alcohol served cold or hot at sushi bars
Sake

21D
Sea creature that can reach 26 feet long
Orca

24D
Salamander-like animal
Newt

25D
Old Testament book after Joel
Amos

26D
Itsy-bitsy
Tiny

27D
Get rid of excess fur
Shed

28D
Volcanic output
Lava

29D
___ out an existence (barely managed to get by)
Eked

30D
Earls and barons, for example
Noblemen

31D
Long, flowy summer wear
Sundress

33D
Polite way of addressing a woman
Maam

34D
“Girls Trip” actress ___ Pinkett Smith
Jada

39D
Recklessness that often leads to errors
Haste

40D
Opposite of behind
Ahead

41D
Said in ___ (not meant seriously)
Jest

42D
“___ your breath!” (“Don’t bother talking further”)
Save

43D
Prestigious university in North Carolina
Duke

44D
Comedian Idle of Monty Python
Eric

45D
Okays, without saying a word
Nods

46D
“It ___ a dark and stormy night …”
Was

47D
Key often found on a keyboard’s bottom row
Alt

48D
Actress Vardalos
Nia