5/9/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Depressed
Sad
4A
Woks for example
Pans
8A
Part of an armada
Ship
12A
Mineral-rich rock
Ore
13A
Type of sword at the Olympics
Epee
14A
Vast
Huge
15A
Entrance ___ (cost of admission)
Fee
16A
Information on the top of a typical resume
Name
17A
Comic actor Wayans
Damon
18A
Ran into
Aaron Rodgers
21A
Former Packers quarterback who won the 2011, 2014, 2020, and 2021 AP NFL MVP Awards: 2 wds.
Met
22A
Duolingo or Discord for example
App
23A
House in Mexico
Casa
26A
Seasoning for French fries
Salt
28A
www.georgetown.___
Edu
31A
Chiefs quarterback who won the 2018 and 2022 AP NFL MVP Awards: 2 wds.
Patrick Mahomes
35A
Music genre of 21 Savage
Rap
36A
Holiday presents for toddlers
Toys
37A
State with the most cornfields
Iowa
38A
Goo in some seat cushions
Gel
39A
___ Diego Chicken (baseball mascot)
San
41A
Ravens quarterback who won the 2019 and 2023 AP NFL MVP Awards: 2 wds.
Lamar Jackson
47A
Dabs with a tissue
Blots
49A
Formal promise
Oath
50A
Have to pay back
Owe
51A
Simplicity
Ease
52A
Dumb dog of the funnies
Odie
53A
What fills a rugby ball
Air
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Substances that could make your hair auburn or blue say
Dyes
55A
Groupies
Fans
56A
Color of pomegranates
Red
1D
Where a couch-surfer might sleep
Sofa
2D
Metropolitan ___ (city and suburbs)
Area
3D
Animal seen leaping on yellow road signs
Deer
4D
Pasta that’s similar to ziti
Penne
5D
In separate locations
Apart
6D
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea captain
Nemo
7D
Bit of a sunflower
Seed
8D
Like the spines of a cactus
Sharp
9D
Uses a kazoo
Hums
10D
Where did ___ wrong?: 2 wds.
I Go
11D
Felt-tipped writing implement
Penne
17D
The third dimension with height and width
Depth
19D
Actor Epps or Sharif
Omar
20D
Fancy-schmancy party
Gala
23D
Lifesaving procedure: Abbr.
CPR
24D
Top credit rating
AAA
25D
Octane Booster manufacturer
Stp
26D
Lucy in the ___ With Diamonds (Beatles tune)
Sky
27D
Hours before noon: Abbr.
Ams
28D
Angst-filled music
Emo
29D
Droplets on the morning grass
Dew
30D
Country with the world’s largest economy: Abbr.
USA
32D
Collector’s ___ (rarities)
Items
33D
Caramel-colored soda
Cola
34D
Pig’s noise
Oink
38D
Where passengers arrive and depart in airports
Gates
39D
Fabric in high-quality pajamas
Satin
40D
__ and pains
Aches
41D
Come in last place
Lose
42D
Place for a weather vane
Roof
43D
___ Pinkett Smith
Jada
44D
Fly high
Soar
45D
Young child’s word for a scrape or bruise
Owie
46D
Geek
Nerd
47D
Place for a pillow and a blanket
Bed
48D
___ down (retire for the night)
Lay