3/23/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Red Table Talk cohost ___ Pinkett Smith
Jada
5A
___ voyage!
Bon
8A
Item whose sole might be replaced by a cobbler
Shoe
12A
Like a tire that’s been punctured
Flat
13A
Baltic ___ (Monopoly property): Abbr.
Ave
14A
Volcanic output
Lava
15A
Roy ___ (Brett Goldstein’s role on Ted Lasso)
Kent
16A
Tool for turning tree trunks into two-by-fours
Saw
17A
Fleecy females
Ewes
18A
Author of the 2020 romance bestseller Beach Read: 2 wds.
Emily Henry
21A
Health and ___ Services (cabinet department)
Human
23A
Tree that symbolizes strength
Oak
24A
With 34-Across 2023 bestseller by 18-Across about a broken-up couple pretending to still be together
Happy
25A
Mariah Carey’s I Don’t Wanna ___
Cry
26A
Comedian Newhart
Bob
29A
Frequently: 2 wds.
Alot
30A
Fine and dandy: Hyph.
Aok
31A
Bristlecone or loblolly tree
Pine
32A
Great weight
Ton
33A
Now ___ then (occasionally)
And
34A
See 24-Across
Place
35A
Prodigal ___
Son
36A
Mock mischievously
Tease
37A
2022 bestseller by 18-Across about a romance between a literary agent and an editor: 2 wds.
Book Lovers
41A
Opera diva’s opportunity to shine
Aria
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
42A
Vote from a bill’s supporter
Yea
43A
The William ___ Overture
Tell
47A
Crooked
Bent
48A
___ on the side of caution
Err
49A
Thought
Idea
50A
Harness for a team of oxen
Yoke
51A
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Charlie
Day
52A
Uses scissors on
Cuts
1D
Initials of the president before LBJ
JFK
2D
Beverage ordered at pubs
Ale
3D
Former CBS anchor Rather
Dan
4D
Have a go at
Attempt
5D
Bowl for washing
Basin
6D
Elongated circle
Oval
7D
The Empire State: 2 wds.
New York
8D
Aerodynamically shaped
Sleek
9D
Goldie who won an Oscar for Cactus Flower
Hawn
10D
No longer infatuated with
Over
11D
Nothing to it!
Easy
19D
Month before June
May
20D
Farm crop stored in bales
Hay
21D
Angelic headgear
Halo
22D
When You Wish ___ a Star
Upon
24D
Pointy accessory for a witch costume
Hat
25D
Cape ___ Massachusetts
Cod
26D
Unfair slant
Bias
27D
I’ll try anything ___!
Once
28D
Insect whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet
Bee
30D
Bugged the heck out of
Annoyed
31D
Material that Lego pieces are made of
Plastic
33D
ISP that was formerly known for its Buddy Lists
Aol
34D
What the p in mph stands for
Per
35D
Travel around a rink
Skate
36D
Misty-eyed
Teary
37D
The Boss ___ (2017 animated movie)
Baby
38D
Type of cookie that’s often dunked in milk
Oreo
39D
Sow’s sound
Oink
40D
Origin actress Farmiga
Vera
44D
www.oregonstate.___ (university’s URL)
Edu
45D
Allow
Let
46D
Leaving ___ Vegas (1995 movie)
Las