3/15/19
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Glum
Sad
4A
Yellowstone actor Bentley
Wes
7A
Insect that makes honey
Bee
10A
Even score
Tie
11A
Rental-car competitor of Enterprise
Avis
13A
Dutch ___ disease (tree infection)
Elm
14A
Opening night for a movie or Broadway show
Premiere
16A
Edge of a basketball hoop
Rim
17A
NHL goalie whose number 33 was retired by two teams: 2 wds.
Patrick Roy
19A
Run through a sieve like flour
Sift
21A
Washington baseball team for short
Nats
22A
Boston Bruins great Bobby
Orr
23A
Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Martínez
Pedro
27A
NHL center whose number 99 was retired by every team: 2 wds.
Wayne Gretzky
32A
Strongly encouraged
Urged
33A
___ the land of the free … (lyric from The Star-Spangled Banner)
Oer
34A
Lip ___ (product such as ChapStick)
Balm
37A
Bed-and-breakfast alternatives
Inns
38A
NHL defenseman whose number 77 was retired by two teams: 2 wds.
Ray Bourque
43A
Large vessel for serving coffee
Urn
44A
First algorithm-based dating site
Eharmony
47A
Prefix with fat on health food labels
Non
48A
Boxers and basenjis for example
Dogs
49A
Pull ___ chair!: 2 wds.
Up A
50A
Number of wheels on a unicycle
One
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Dwelling that can be made from mud or palm leaves
Hut
52A
Have a taste of
Try
1A
Engine additive known as the racer’s edge
STP
2A
Soccer ball filler
Air
3A
Cook by plunging into a vat of hot oil: Hyph.
Deep Fry
4A
We’ll just have to ___ and see
Wait
5D
Always
Ever
6D
iPhone’s voice-activated helper
Siri
7D
Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Yogi
Berra
8D
Novelist George or poet T.S.
Eliot
9D
Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won five of these last September
Emmys
12D
Triple ___ (orange liqueur in a margarita)
Sec
15D
Bath ___ (absorbent item in a bathroom)
Mat
18D
What you make in a shoelace
Knot
19D
Female pig
Sow
20D
SIMPLE or SEP investment plan: Abbr.
IRA
23D
Revolutions ___ minute
Per
24D
Item that’s dyed and hidden on Easter
Egg
25D
Beats by Dr. ___ (audio electronics brand)
Dre
26D
The most common color on countries’ flags other than white
Red
28D
Feeling no pain
Numb
29D
Stop paying attention: 2 wds.
Zone Out
30D
Actor Jeong who played the restaurant owner in A Christmas Story Live!
Ken
31D
Anniversary units: Abbr.
Yrs
34D
Uptown Funk singer Mars
Bruno
35D
Green Bay Packers quarterback Rodgers
Aaron
36D
Guitarist Jeff who played with ELO and the Traveling Wilburys
Lynne
37D
Ending of most chemical elements’ names
Ium
39D
Large British reference book containing lots of definitions: Abbr.
Oed
40D
I’ve got a bad feeling about this: Hyph.
Uhoh
41D
Spaghetti sauce brand
Ragu
42D
Letters between P and U
Qrst
45D
It broadcasts This American Life
NPR
46D
Hooray!
Yay