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It may be "personal" or "technical" in basketball | Foul |
1A
Hairstyle for Michael Jackson in the 1970s
Afro
5A
Flavor enhancer that can cause headaches: Abbr.
MSG
8A
Bugle melody played at sundown
Taps
12A
Uncouth person
Boor
13A
Letters on a promissory note
IOU
14A
Cookie with a Triple Double variety
Oreo
15A
NFL coach whose long stint with the Vikings was the most successful period of their history: 2 wds.
Bud Grant
17A
Clutter
Mess
18A
Roker and Capone, for two
Als
19A
2010 Usher hit that’s also a text abbreviation
OMG
20A
Philosopher who was Aristotle’s teacher
Plato
21A
With 5-Down, long-running forensic series set in Florida
CSI
22A
____ & Perrins (steak sauce brand)
Lea
23A
Nebraska’s largest city
Omaha
26A
Squishy sort of chair
Bean Bag
30A
Brand of pizza sauce
Ragu
31A
Keep an ___ on (watch closely)
Eye
32A
Young Latina explorer of children’s TV
Dora
33A
Carry out, as a plan
Execute
35A
Studies hard at the last minute
Crams
36A
Colonel Sander’s fried chicken chain
KFC
37A
“Your mileage ___ vary”
May
38A
“24K Magic” singer Mars
Bruno
41A
Early morning droplets on the grass
Dew
42A
Small application of perfume
Dab
45A
San Juan, Puerto ____
Rico
46A
NFL coach who guided the Dolphins to a perfect season in 1972: 2 wds.
Don Shula
48A
“___ just have to do”
Itll
49A
Quick online conversations: Abbr.
Ims
50A
Carpenter ____ (insects that chew wood)
Ants
51A
Banquet
Meal
52A
Federal agency that hunts narcotics dealers: Abbr.
DEA
53A
People born between the signs of Cancer and Virgo
Leos
1D
Swedish pop band of the 1970s
Abba
2D
It may be “personal” or “technical” in basketball
Foul
3D
Curtain holders
Rods
4D
www.wikipedia.____
Org
5D
See 21-Across
Miami
6D
“Fight ____” (2015 Rachel Platten hit)
Song
7D
___-wrenching (causing agony)
Gut
8D
NFL coach who had 20 straight winning seasons with the Cowboys: 2 wds.
Tom Landry
9D
Residential ____ (neighborhood)
Area
10D
Annoyance, like a little brother or a gnat
Pest
11D
Mediocre: Hyph.
Soso
16D
Santa ____, California
Rosa
20D
“The Princess and the ____” (fairy tale)
Pea
21D
NFL coach who led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in six years: 2 wds.
Chuck Noll
22D
“Chi-Raq” director Spike
Lee
23D
Mined mineral
Ore
24D
To the ____ (as much as possible)
Max
25D
Get older
Age
26D
First-round pass, as in a tennis tournament
Bye
27D
Campy feathered scarf
Boa
28D
The long ___ of the law
Arm
29D
Fuel for an automobile
Gas
31D
List-shortening abbreviation
ETC
34D
Extraterrestrial’s transportation: Abbr.
UFO
35D
Crow’s cries
Caws
37D
High-IQ society
Mensa
38D
Wide part of a fedora
Brim
39D
____ of passage (milestone event)
Rite
40D
USC’s crosstown sports rival: Abbr.
UCLA
41D
“Under the ___” (Stephen King novel that was made into a CBS series)
Dome
42D
Mound on the beach
Dune
43D
Low female vocal range
Alto
44D
Low male vocal range
Bass
46D
“Why ____ the chicken cross the road?”
Did
47D
“Barney Miller” star Linden
Hal
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