6/8/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Sport played by PGA and LPGA members
Golf
5A
Midriff muscles
Abs
8A
“You can say ___ again!”
That
12A
Cookie that introduced a Chocolate Hazelnut variety in 2018
Oreo
13A
Keep a ____ profile (be inconspicuous)
Low
14A
Make a “Be quiet!” sound to
Shush
15A
Business transaction
Deal
16A
“Livin’ _____ Prayer” (#1 hit for Bon Jovi): 2 wds.
On A
17A
___ dots (fabric pattern)
Polka
18A
The WNBA’s all-time top scorer, as of 2017: 2 wds.
Diana Taurasi
21A
Pale ____ (rhyming drink)
Ale
22A
Anchor Brooke Baldwin’s channel
CNN
23A
Style of Japanese comics similar to anime
Manga
26A
Up in the ____ (not yet decided)
Air
28A
“That’s food ___ thought”
For
31A
Team that 18-Across has played with for her whole career: 2 wds.
Phoenix Mercury
35A
Clothing accessory that may have a crown and a brim
Hat
36A
___ party (“mad” event attended by Alice)
Tea
37A
Name of the giant chicken on “Family Guy”
Ernie
38A
___-tac-toe
Tic
40A
Big fuss
Ado
41A
WNBA legend who held the scoring record before 18-Across: 2 wds.
Tina Thompson
47A
Be infatuated with
Adore
48A
By way of, on a GPS
Via
49A
Children
Kids
52A
Open up like a flower
Bloom
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Be imperfect
Err
54A
Irish singer whose most recent album is “Dark Sky Island”
Enya
55A
Heaven-_____ (miraculous)
Sent
56A
Mesh material that can keep mosquitoes away from campers
Net
57A
Thought-provoking
Deep
1D
Thor or Zeus, for example
God
2D
What miners excavate
Ore
3D
Starring role
Lead
4D
Fall greenery
Foliage
5D
Unaccompanied
Alone
6D
___ fide (legitimate)
Bona
7D
Hit with a newspaper, maybe
Swat
8D
Part of a rose that you don’t want to touch
Thorn
9D
___ -Hoop (circular toy)
Hula
10D
Requests
Asks
11D
Southeast Asian cuisine
Thai
14D
Swiveled
Spun
19D
Actor Rickman of “Die Hard”
Alan
20D
Cropland measure
Acre
23D
Speedometer letters
MPH
24D
“Finally the truth comes out!”
Aha
25D
“You’re ___ serious!”
Not
26D
Weapon supposedly used by Lizzie Borden
Axe
27D
“___ rebel just for kicks, now” (Portugal. The Man lyrics): 2 wds.
Im A
28D
“Are we having ____ yet?”
Fun
29D
“Either he goes ____ go!”: 2 wds.
Ori
30D
Dark-colored loaf
Rye
32D
Something you just have to scratch
Itch
33D
National League Central team
Reds
34D
Bent rather than straight
Crooked
38D
Deck of cards that includes the Hermit and the High Priestess
Tarot
39D
Part of an agenda
Item
40D
“We just drifted ____” (common reason for a breakup)
Apart
41D
Bill paid at bars
Tabs
42D
Doing nothing in particular
Idle
43D
Midday hour
Noon
44D
Have a bun in the ___ (be pregnant)
Oven
45D
Swampy ground
Mire
46D
Highest number in a standard Sudoku puzzle
Nine
50D
Easter egg coloring
Dye
51D
It slowly flows out of some tress
Sap