3/28/25
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
First full month of winter Abbr.
JAN
4A
Muscly member of “The A-Team” 2 wds.
MR T
7A
“Frozen” snowman
OLAF
11A
“Million Years ___” (2015 Adele song)
AGO
12A
Farm animal with tusks
BOAR
13A
Coldplay’s “___ la Vida”
VIVA
14A
Japanese coin
YEN
15A
Actress Downey who played Mary in the TV miniseries “The Bible”
ROMA
16A
Surrounded by
AMID
17A
Bulls and Knicks NBA All-Star guard who retired in 2024 2 wds.
DERRICK ROSE
20A
Fix, as a pet
SPAY
22A
“___ There Delilah” (Plain White T’s hit)
HEY
23A
Zodiac sign represented by a ram
ARIES
25A
First positive two-digit number
TEN
26A
Expert with tax forms Abbr.
CPA
29A
Jazz and Hornets NBA All-Star forward who retired in 2024 2 wds.
GORDON HAYWARD
32A
“Disenchanted” actress Adams
AMY
33A
Pop artist Lichtenstein
ROY
34A
Had a fever perhaps
AILED
35A
Korean supergroup that’s set to reunite this year
BTS
36A
Cake ___ (small desserts on sticks)
POPS
37A
Hornets and Celtics NBA All-Star guard who retired in 2024: 2 wds
KEMBA WALKER
43A
Continent where Sri Lanka is
ASIA
44A
Great Lake near Cleveland
ERIE
45A
Jethro Tull lead singer Anderson
IAN
48A
Walkway between rooms
HALL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Very excited
AGOG
50A
Horror movie director Roth
ELI
51A
___ and void (canceled)
NULL
52A
Weight unit with “short,” “long,” and “metric” versions
TON
53A
Tree product that can be difficult to get out of clothes
SAP
1D
Blue bird in the name of a pro baseball team
JAY
2D
Live to a ripe old ___
AGE
3D
Like milk alternatives: Hyph.
NON-DAIRY
4D
Tie up as a rowboat
MOOR
5D
Malek who played a Bond villain
RAMI
6D
Windpipe
TRACHEA
7D
Part of the reproductive system that produces eggs
OVARY
8D
Car that’s often rented for special occasions
LIMO
9D
Hertz competitor
AVIS
10D
Lose color over time
FADE
12D
“I need heat!”
BRR
18D
Bright-___ and bushy-tailed
EYED
19D
Country south of Ethiopia
KENYA
20D
“Horizon: An American ___ — Chapter 1” (2024 Kevin Costner movie)
SAGA
21D
High school senior’s big dance
PROM
24D
“Well … kinda”
SORTA
25D
“Thou shalt not covet ___ neighbor’s house”
THY
26D
Per-serving amount displayed on nutrition labels
CALORIES
27D
Get ready before surgery
PREP
28D
“It all ___ up to the same thing”
ADDS
30D
“Easy-peasy!”: 2 wds.
NO SWEAT
31D
Run a rag or towel over
WIPE
35D
Sport with alley-oops and reverse dunks, for short: Hyph.
B-BALL
37D
“Blazing Saddles” and “Clue” actress Madeline
KAHN
38D
One of Isaac’s sons in the Bible
ESAU
39D
Heard through the rumor ___
MILL
40D
Oscar-winning movie directed by Ben Affleck
ARGO
41D
Animal such as Mufasa or Aslan
LION
42D
Powder ___ (something likely to explode)
KEG
46D
Blueberry pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
A LA
47D
Tiny little bite
NIP