3/4/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/4/22
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Slide a credit card through a reader
Swipe

6A
Performer who might pretend to be walking against the wind
Mime

10A
___ it in the bud (catch a problem early)
Nip

13A
Stopped a squeak
Oiled

14A
Pertaining to the mouth
Oral

15A
___ rampage (rioting): 2 wds.
On A

16A
Outfielder for the Giants and two other teams in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s: 2 wds.
Willie Mays

18A
Turkey ___ (food at a Renaissance fair, often)
Leg

19A
Card below a jack
Ten

20A
___ OF DOG (yard sign)
Beware

22A
“Blueberry Hill” singer Domino
Fats

25A
First name of actor Donovan or last name of actor Larenz
Tate

28A
Bugs that live in colonies
Ants

29A
Cotton gin inventor ___ Whitney
Eli

30A
Guardians of justice in “Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”
Jedi

31A
Make a blunder
Err

32A
Dark enough that it’s hard to read, perhaps
Dim

33A
Wears away gradually
Erodes

35A
“For sure!”
Yes

38A
Like crunchy carrots and celery
Raw

40A
Black ___ (karate expert)
Belt

41A
Dumbstruck feeling
Awe

42A
Jacket
Coat

44A
Mexican monetary unit
Peso

45A
“That’s ___ one on me!”: 2 wds.
A New

46A
Beast
Animal

48A
Score that’s between a birdie and a bogey
Par

50A
“You could hear a ___ drop”
Pin

51A
Pitcher for the Mariners and seven other teams in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s: 2 wds.
Jamie Moyer

57A
Homophone of “row”
Roe

58A
Made a serve that the opponent couldn’t touch
Aced

59D
Luxury watch brand named for a Greek letter
Omega

60D
Cave-___ (dangerous collapses)
Ins

61D
Nevada city
Reno

62D
Occupied, as a chair: 2 wds.
Sat On

1D
Piglet’s mother
Sow

2D
Successor to the GameCube
Wii

3D
Not feeling well
Ill

4D
Clobbers with snowballs, say
Pelts

5D
“Nurse Jackie” actress Falco
Edie

6D
___-and-pop store
Mom

7D
Nest-egg investment option: Abbr.
Ira

8D
“___ I’m Amazed” (Paul McCartney song)
Maybe

9D
“If all ___ fails …”
Else

10D
Pitcher for the Astros and three other teams in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s: 2 wds.
Nolan Ryan

11D
Not reactive, like argon or neon
Inert

12D
Leaves of a book
Pages

17D
Go into
Enter

21D
Conflict between countries
War

22D
Gave a bottle to, as a baby
Fed

23D
Rue’s sponsor in a 12-step program, on “Euphoria”
Ali

24D
Outfielder for the Expos and five other teams in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s: 2 wds.
Tim Raines

26D
Home made of sun-dried bricks
Adobe

27D
Motions of oceans
Tides

30D
Person who observes Passover
Jew

31D
Guessed-at figure: Abbr.
Est

34D
Get married without a reception and church ceremony, say
Elope

36D
Female sheep
Ewe

37D
Make some clothes
Sew

39D
Device you insert a debit card into to get cash: Abbr.
ATM

42D
Resort island on the west coast of Italy
Capri

43D
Vegetable with Vidalia and Bermuda varieties
Onion

44D
“Her heart’s in the right ___”
Place

45D
Alluring scent
Aroma

47D
Not fully closed
Ajar

49D
“A Sorta Fairytale” singer Tori
Amos

52D
“A Few Good ___” (Tom Cruise movie)
Men

53D
Wedding vow: 2 wds.
I Do

54D
“Are we having fun ___?”
Yet

55D
The Living Planet, in the Marvel universe
Ego

56D
Competed in a marathon
Ran