3/26/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Unimportant argument
Spat
5A
Con artist’s offering
Scam
9A
Word that can follow “treasure” or “relief”
Map
12A
Heavenly ___ (flavor of ice cream)
Hash
13A
Stone Age dwelling
Cave
14A
Sulky music genre
Emo
15A
Lake that’s south of Huron and Ontario
Erie
16A
“Gee, thanks ___!”: 2 wds.
A lot
17A
TV personality Bill who typically wears a bow tie
Nye
18A
“Hill Street Blues” actor who was an NFL running back in the 1970s: 2 wds.
Ed Marinaro
21A
“You ain’t ___ nothin’ yet!”
Seen
22A
Enticed
Lured
25A
Applies lightly, like makeup
Dabs
29A
Contributed to a charity
Gave
30A
“The Masked Singer” contestant who was an NFL quarterback in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds.
Terry Bradshaw
35A
___ code (start of a phone number)
Area
36A
Home for a zoo animal
Cage
37A
Penne or rigatoni, say
Pasta
39A
“Frozen” snow queen
Elsa
43A
“America’s Got Talent” host who was an NFL defensive end and linebacker in the 1990s: 2 wds.
Terry Crews
47A
Vietnamese noodle soup
Pho
49A
Handle roughly
Maul
50A
The “M” in the food additive “MSG”
Mono
52A
Blade that might be stored on a boathouse wall
Oar
53A
Eye lewdly
Ogle
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Cookie that began as a knockoff of Hydrox
Oreo
55A
Coloring agent
Dye
56A
Great Barrier ___ (Coral Sea attraction)
Reef
57A
Toy company that makes a Chewbacca Blaster
Nerf
1D
“Steady as ___ goes!”
She
2D
Cuts back, as expenses
Pares
3D
Put ___ (save for later)
Aside
4D
“TV personalities who played pro football,” for this puzzle
Theme
5D
Simba’s evil uncle, in a Disney movie
Scar
6D
Anaheim’s state, informally
Cali
7D
Doorbell-ringing cosmetics company
Avon
8D
Iron, lead, or copper
Metal
9D
Candle holder used during Hanukkah
Menorah
10D
Jimmy Carter’s daughter
Amy
11D
“The Tell-Tale Heart” author
Poe
19D
Tennis star Roddick
Andy
20D
Floor coverings made of fabric
Rugs
23D
Actress Gabor or LaRue
Eva
24D
Lawn condensation
Dew
26D
Network for which David Muir delivers the news
ABC
27D
Spanx undergarment
Bra
28D
Droop, like an old mattress
Sag
30D
Draft beer dispenser
Tap
31D
Laundry detergent with “active stainfighter” on the label
Era
32D
Bring back to original condition
Restore
33D
“At this ___ …” (“The way things are going …”)
Rate
34D
Animal mentioned in the song “Home on the Range”
Deer
38D
Knight’s outerwear
Armor
40D
Yellow citrus fruit
Lemon
41D
Used four-letter words
Swore
42D
Actor Ed who won an Emmy for “Roots”
Asner
44D
Road ___ (driver’s wrath)
Rage
45D
___ log (Christmas item)
Yule
46D
“Bass” or “treble” symbol on sheet music
Clef
47D
Like two peas in a ___
Pod
48D
Food for a donkey
Hay
51D
Utterance when you get the wind knocked out of you
Oof