3/9/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
“World ___ Z” (Brad Pitt movie)
War
4A
Opposite of bottom
Top
7A
City where the Louvre is
Paris
12A
“The results ___ in”
Are
13A
Paleozoic ___ (time in the distant past)
Era
14A
Game company known for Centipede and Asteroids
Atari
15A
Predetermine the outcome of, like a boxing match
Rig
16A
Hitting statistic in baseball: Abbr.
RBI
17A
Button that starts things over
Reset
18A
NBA All-Star who signed with the Nuggets in 2017 after four years with the Hawks: 2 wds.
Paul Millsap
21A
Behind all other competitors
Last
22A
Massachusetts’s state tree
Elm
23A
Actor McGregor of 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast”
Ewan
25A
Dessert that’s used in slapstick fights in movies
Pie
26A
common food fish
Cod
29A
NBA All-Star who signed with the Celtics in 2017 after seven years with the Jazz: 2 wds.
Gordon Hayward
33A
Gives approval for
OKs
34A
___ off (start to fall asleep)
Nod
35A
“Dawn of the Planet of the ____” (2014 film)
Apes
36A
For each
Per
37A
___ and crafts
Arts
39A
NBA All-Star who was traded to the Timberwolves in 2017 after six years with the Bulls: 2 wds.
Jimmy Butler
43A
Samuel who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2006
Alito
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
“Crunched” muscles
Abs
46A
“Bravo!” at a soccer match
Ole
47A
Back tooth used for chewing
Molar
48A
Vessel to make spaghetti in
Pot
49A
CBS forensic drama with several spin-offs
CSI
50A
Vital sign that’s also known as the heart rate
Pulse
51D
Pig’s enclosure on a farm
Sty
52D
Barbie’s guy
Ken
1D
Bend out of shape, like a vinyl album
Warp
2D
Song for Luciano Pavarotti
Aria
3D
The usual crowd in a bar
Regulars
4D
“___ of Endearment” (Oscar-winning movie)
Terms
5D
Moon’s path around the Earth
Orbit
6D
What a milkmaid uses to hold the milk
Pail
7D
Green herb often used as a garnish
Parsley
8D
Athletes in the starting lineup: Hyph.
A Team
9D
Filing tool
Rasp
10D
Intense anger
Ire
11D
Plop down on the couch
Sit
19D
Return to the ground, like an airplane
Land
20D
Princess and general played by Carrie Fisher
Leia
23D
Narcissist’s problem
Ego
24D
Pan in Chinese cookery
Wok
25D
Dissertation writer’s degree, eventually: Abbr.
PHD
26D
Key that makes all letters uppercase: 2 wds.
Caps Lock
27D
Rock in a mine
Ore
28D
Orthodontist’s degree: Abbr.
DDS
30D
“Another, please!”: 2 wds.
One More
31D
Comedian Macdonald
Norm
32D
Measure of a light bulb’s energy output
Watt
36D
Round breads often dipped in hummus
Pitas
37D
Monastery chief
Abbot
38D
Like old, crumbly metal
Rusty
39D
Jack’s nursery rhyme partner
Jill
40D
Barks incessantly
Yaps
41D
“What ___ can I say?”
Else
42D
Strap held by a cowboy
Rein
43D
PepsiCo energy drink
Amp
44D
Fox Business Network host Dobbs
Lou