3/27/20
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Bottle top
Cap
4A
Actress Whitman of Good Girls
Mae
7A
Bungee ___ (thrill-seeker’s plunge)
Jump
11A
Pint that might be served with fish and chips
Ale
12A
Neatly roll up like a flag
Furl
13A
Cambodia’s continent
Asia
14A
Paving goop
Tar
15A
From Venice or Turin say: Abbr.
Ital
16A
Cleanliness is ___ to godliness
Next
17A
She won her 25th world medal in October 2019 making her the most-decorated gymnast (woman or man) in history: 2 wds.
Simone Biles
20A
Lo-___ graphics
Res
21A
Animal that an owner is responsible for
Pet
22A
Drip thickly and slowly
Ooze
25A
Graceful ___ swan: 2 wds.
As A
26A
I ___ you a fond farewell
Bid
29A
17-Across’s signature double layout half out move in this gymnastics event is named after her: 2 wds.
Floor Exercise
33A
Ticketmaster’s extra charge
Fee
34A
Tennis serve that immediately wins the point
Ace
35A
Oh no I spilled that!
Oops
36A
Charlie’s Angels costar Lucy
Liu
37A
Fast cash dispenser: Abbr.
ATM
39A
17-Across’s signature double-double dismount in this gymnastics event is named after her: 2 wds.
Balance Beam
44A
I am not throwing ___ my shot (line from Hamilton)
Away
46A
Shower attention (on)
Dote
47A
Garment that women usually begin wearing in their tween or teen years
Bra
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Actress Neuwirth who played Lilith Sternin on 12 episodes of Frasier
Bebe
49A
Major burden
Onus
50A
Container for jackets and laptops going through an airport scanner
Bin
51A
Ride-hailing app
Uber
52D
Member of the GOP: Abbr.
Rep
53D
Needless to ___ …
Say
1D
2019 movie musical that led the Razzie nominations
Cats
2D
Jai ___ (game that’s big in Miami)
Alai
3D
Hair treatment that creates curls
Perm
4D
Turns the sound level all the way down
Mutes
5D
___ Spring (series of Middle East uprisings)
Arab
6D
Oval shape
Ellipse
7D
Control singer Jackson
Janet
8D
Takes advantage of
Uses
9D
Brownie-making shortcut
Mix
10D
Square of butter
Pat
12D
That’s another ___ mess you’ve gotten me into!
Fine
18D
Cookie in some piecrusts
Oreo
19D
TV producer Norman who created Maude and The Jeffersons
Lear
22D
Cooling-___ period
Off
23D
Shout at a Spanish soccer match
Ole
24D
Avengers: Endgame actress Saldana
Zoe
25D
Lizzie Borden’s weapon supposedly
Axe
26D
Story of a historical figure for short
Bio
27D
EarthLink for one: Abbr.
ISP
28D
___ Moines (capital of Iowa)
Des
30D
Light ___ (rapid transit system)
Rail
31D
Country bordering Peru
Ecuador
32D
Hair detangler
Comb
36D
Seven-___ dip
Layer
37D
Throw a tantrum perhaps: 2 wds.
Act Up
38D
Simple tops sold as concert souvenirs
Tees
39D
Yankees legend ___ Ruth
Babe
40D
And Then There Were ___ (Agatha Christie mystery)
None
41D
Subsides like tides
Ebbs
42D
Opera tune
Aria
43D
Quite a lot of
Many
44D
Monkey sidekick of Aladdin
Abu
45D
What Charlotte made in a children’s book
Web