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Figure skater Flaming | Peggy |
1A
Average score in a golf game
Par
4A
Word that can follow “Freudian” or “pink”
Slip
8A
“Beechwood _____” (Budweiser description)
Aged
12A
Band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017: Abbr.
Elo
13A
Wax and ____ (increase and decreases, like the visible part of the moon)
Wane
14A
Hot stuff flowing from Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea
Lava
15A
Australian tennis player who won back-to-back US Opens in 1997 and 1998: 2 wds.
Patrick Rafter
18A
Some Houdini feats
Escapes
19A
Toothpaste brand that makes whitestrips
Crest
20A
Kansas City Royals manager Yost
Ned
21A
Ready to be returned, like a library book
Due
22A
The ___ of Avon (Shakespeare’s nickname)
Bard
25A
Collapsible bed
Cot
26A
“I knew it ___ to good to be true”
Was
29A
Australian tennis player who, at 20, was the youngest man to be ranked #1 in singles: 2 wds.
Lleyton Hewitt
33A
Income ___ return
Tax
34A
Olympic swimmer Thorpe who’s won five gold medals
Ian
35A
Friendly nation
Ally
36A
Tap lightly, or an anagram of “tap”
Pat
37A
___ Jon (“Turn Down for What” rapper)
Lil
39A
“Repeat ___ me …”
After
42A
Birthday-cake toppers
Candles
46A
Australian tennis player who was the first woman to win the Grand Slam in the Open Era: 2 wds.
Margaret Court
48A
Overly stuffy person
Prig
49A
“These ___ few of my favorite things” (“The Sound of Music” lyric): 2 wds.
Area
50A
Spy organization spoofed on “American Dad!”: Abbr.
CIA
51A
Erotic
Sexy
52A
Ball of ___ (something in a knitting basket)
Yarn
53A
Japanese currency
Yen
1D
___ Le Pew (cartoon skunk)
Pepe
2D
“What a terrible situation!”
Alas
3D
College-campus military group: Abbr.
ROTC
4D
Render a verdict on a Tinder photo
Swipe
5D
Tied up, like roller skates
Laced
6D
Fluids used in calligraphy
Inks
7D
The “P” in “MPG”
Per
8D
Actress Woodard of “Luke Cage”
Alfre
9D
San Francisco’s Golden ____ Bridge
Gate
10D
December 24 and December 31, for example
Eves
11D
Small missile that might be blown out of a blowgun
Dart
16D
Country singer ___ Travis
Randy
17D
Like an angle smaller than 90
Acute
21D
Play-____ (brand of modeling clay)
Doh
22D
Sandwich with three ingredients, for short
BLT
23D
Its capital is Montgomery: Abbr.
Ala
24D
Tyrannosaurus ___
Rex
25D
“The Lead with Jake Tapper” channel
CNN
26D
Actor Wheaton of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”
Wil
27D
Baseball’s Braves, on scoreboards
ATL
28D
Home for hogs
Sty
30D
Bejeweled headdress for a prom queen
Tiara
31D
Grain in Cheerios
Oat
32D
“Where is ___?” (Series of children’s books)
Waldo
36D
Figure skater Flaming
Peggy
37D
“See you ____!”
Later
38D
Ancient Peruvian
Incan
39D
Concert sound blasters
Amps
40D
Fee paid to ride on a bus or train
Fare
41D
“Silly rabbit, ___ are for kids” (cereal catchphrase)
Trix
42D
“Juno” actor Michael
Cera
43D
Linus van Pelt’s sister in “Peanuts”
Lucy
44D
Lake that borders Buffalo
Erie
45D
2016 US Open champ Wawrinka
Stan
47D
Comic actor Romano
Ray
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