6/7/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
____ Spice (Victoria Beckham’s Spice Girls stage names)
Posh
5A
Scientific experiment room
Lab
8A
Another ____ Love Song (1993 Toni Braxton hit)
Sad
11A
Reverberation
Echo
12A
The voice of the iPhone
Siri
13A
Anger
Ire
14A
Romantically linked couple
Item
15A
What you turn in a book
Page
16A
Alcohol that’s often mixed with tonic
Gin
17A
Outfielder for the Pirates and Giants with an MLB-record 688 intentional walks over his career: 2 wds.
Barry Bonds
20A
Longtime Yankees great Yogi
Berra
22A
2005-2022 Dancing With the Stars judge Goodman
Len
23A
With 34-Across, first baseman/DH for the Cardinals and Angels with 316 intentional walks (#2 in history): 2 wds.
Albert
24A
puts up, as a monument
Erects
28A
Large container of movie popcorn
Tub
29A
Took a match to
Lit
30A
Fits together well
Meshes
34A
See 23-Across
Pujols
37A
Rita features on Iggy Azalea’s song Black Widow
Ora
38A
Put ___ for a rainy day (save)
Aside
39A
Outfielder/first baseman for the Cardinals with 298 intentional walks (#3 in history): 2 wds.
Stan Musial
43A
Attila the ___
Hun
44A
Symbol on a tablet screen
Icon
45A
____down (compress tightly)
Tamp
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
In black-____-white (like some classic old movies)
And
50A
Uncluttered
Neat
51A
Next-to-last word in many fairy tales
Ever
52A
Milky ___ (Earth’s galaxy)
Way
53A
Psychic ability: Abbr.
Esp
54A
Declare to be false
Deny
1D
Shar-___ (wrinkly Chinese dog)
Pei
2D
First full month of fall: Abbr.
Oct
3D
He said, ____ said
She
4D
Man, in Mexico
Hombre
5D
Twister of the truth
Liar
6D
Diamond-shaped pattern on some socks and sweaters
Argyle
7D
Singer Justin whose #1 hits include Sorry and Peaches
Bieber
8D
It might say NO Right turn or Dead end
Sign
9D
Like climat that’s good for cacti
Arid
10D
Lairs for bears
Dens
12D
Jack who could eat no fat
Sprat
18D
Opposite of departure, ,at airports: Abbr.
Arr
19D
How many exist of something that’s unique
One
20D
Marge Simpson’s hair color
Blue
21D
Wanes
Ebbs
23D
Device first introduced in 1967 at a bank in England: Abbr.
Atm
25D
Dirt clump
Clod
26D
Scrabble piece
Tile
27D
Roads and boulevards: Abbr.
Sts
31D
Term of endearment that sounds like 43-Across
Hon
32D
Fur found in royal robes
Ermine
33D
Marinara and pesto, for two
Sauces
34D
Use tempera or oils
Paint
35D
Nation north of Mexico: Abbr.
USA
36D
Stranded at the altar
Jilted
39D
Actress Fiona who played Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter movies
Shaw
40D
Charlie the ____ (StarKist mascot)
Tuna
41D
Pop artist Warhol
Andy
42D
Daytime TV drama
Soap
46D
____ Maria (religous song)
Ave
47D
A few Good ____ (1992 movie)
Men
48D
Ask intrusive questions
Pry