3/8/19
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Start of the alphabet
ABC
4A
___ talk (coach’s encouragement)
Pep
7A
Small blemish
Spot
11A
Organization in the Gaza Strip: Abbr.
PLO
12A
Guitar great Clapton
Eric
14A
I can’t ___ without it!
Live
15A
Cigarette gunk
Tar
16A
Rocker Weymouth or comedian Fey
Tina
17A
Trebek of Jeopardy!
Alex
18A
Relief pitcher with the Cubs Cardinals and Braves inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006: 2 wds.
Bruce Sutter
21A
Yoko who married a Beatle
Ono
22A
Day of the week when Mardi Gras is: Abbr.
Tue
23A
Auto company whose headquarters are in Bavaria
Audi
25A
Not biased
Fair
27A
Personally I think … in a text
IMO
30A
Relief pitcher with the Marlins Padres and Brewers inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds.
Trevor Hoffman
33A
Past middle age
Old
34A
I ___ business!
Mean
35A
Smartphone downloads
Apps
36A
Neckwear with a man’s business suit
Tie
37A
Master
Pro
38A
Relief pitcher with nine teams inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985: 2 wds.
Hoyt Wilhelm
43A
Lions tigers and panthers
Cats
44A
___ code (part of a phone number)
Area
45A
Borrower’s paper
IOU
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Type of saxophone that’s higher than a tenor sax
Alto
48A
Boo-Boo Bear’s buddy
Yogi
49A
Water faucet
Tap
50A
Lowly laborer
Peon
51A
Neither this ___ that
Nor
52A
Aliens: Abbr.
ETs
1D
Particularly appropriate
Apt
2D
Say things that shouldn’t be said
Blab
3D
Eaten away by acid for example
Corroded
4D
___ Park (the Padres’ stadium named for an animal-supplies retailer)
Petco
5D
Pennsylvania city with around 100 000 residents
Erie
6D
Bowlers aim at them
Pins
7D
Rock used in roofing
Slate
8D
Large stack
Pile
9D
One Flew ___ the Cuckoo’s Nest
Over
10D
Nickname for a cowhand from San Antonio maybe
Tex
13D
What a yellow flag signals in auto racing
Caution
19D
The U in BYU or USC: Abbr.
Univ
20D
Surf and ___ (indulgent pairing at a restaurant)
Turf
23D
From ___ Z (totally): 2 wds.
A To
24D
Where to find a web page: Abbr.
URL
25D
Major road with no tolls
Freeway
26D
Cry of surprise
Aha
27D
Lacking manners
Impolite
28D
Illustration with a YOU ARE HERE arrow
Map
29D
Carry-___ (some airline luggage)
Ons
31D
Neglect to include
Omit
32D
Bill of ___ (menu)
Fare
36D
Former heavyweight champion Mike
Tyson
37D
Singer Liz with the debut album Exile in Guyville
Phair
38D
___ and hearty (in good shape)
Hale
39D
Man’s name that reads the same forward and backward
Otto
40D
Small handheld appliance in a laundry room
Iron
41D
Toy brand with plastic bricks and minifigures
Lego
42D
Circular water-filled ditch
Moat
43D
Bottle top
Cap
46D
Delivery company nicknamed Big Brown
Ups