5/29/20
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Cooling device
Fan
4A
Ed O’Neill’s role on Modern Family
Jay
7A
Italian city where you can visit the Colosseum
Rome
11A
___ always say …: 2 wds.
As I
12A
Center part of a merry-go-round
Pole
13A
Peak of a mountain
Apex
14A
San Diego Chargers quarterback who never won a Super Bowl but is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds.
Dan Fouts
16A
Area between two gutters in bowling
Lane
17A
Section of the newspaper where you’d find box scores
Sports
18A
Perfect grade in a class: Hyph.
A Plus
19A
Largest bird on Earth
Ostrich
22A
I ___ What You Did Last Summer
Know
25A
Coffee dispenser at a buffet
Urn
26A
I’ll be with you ___ minute: 2 wds.
In A
29A
Minnesota Vikings quarterback who never won a Super Bowl but is in the Hall of Fame: 2 wds.
Fran Tarkenton
33A
Scratchy or Snowball II on The Simpsons
Cat
34A
Main Street ___ (Magic Kingdom thoroughfare)
USA
35A
___-bitsy (very small)
Itsy
36A
Person who competes at the Olympics
Athlete
39A
Actor Reeves who stars in the upcoming movie Bill & Ted Face the Music
Keanu
42A
Didn’t have
Lacked
46A
Rapper who’s won two Image Awards for his acting on cop shows: Hyph.
Ice T
47A
Buffalo Bills quarterback who never won a Super Bowl but is in the Hall of Fame: 2 wds.
Jim Kelly
49A
Ripped up
Tore
50A
Peekaboo ___ you!: 2 wds.
I See
51A
Actress Thurman
Uma
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Mireille of Amazon’s Hanna
Enos
53A
The ___ Side (Gary Larson comic strip)
Far
54A
Day that Garfield hates in the comics: Abbr.
Mon
1D
Things that are popular and then forgotten
Fads
2D
With no delay: Abbr.
ASAP
3D
El ___ (weather phenomenon)
Nino
4D
Staged fight on horseback at a Renaissance Fair
Joust
5D
Key to the left or right of the space bar on a Windows keyboard
Alt
6D
___ and no … (It’s complicated …)
Yes
7D
The Karate Kid star Macchio
Ralph
8D
Iridescent birthstone
Opal
9D
Drop-down ___ (list of computer options)
Menu
10D
Pair who were once married
Exes
12D
Containers for an indoor herb garden
Pots
15D
Smile’s opposite
Frown
18D
Young adult’s skin problem
Acne
20D
In the country as opposed to the city
Rural
21D
Annoy
Irk
22D
Restaurant chain where you can purchase food in a bucket
KFC
23D
Pro-gun lobby: Abbr.
NRA
24D
___ of This Swirled (Ben & Jerry’s flavor)
Oat
26D
Cousin ___ (character on The Addams Family)
Itt
27D
Turndowns
Nos
28D
Is it ___ wonder?
Any
30D
Poofy skirt worn in dance class
Tutu
31D
___ Wednesday (beginning of Lent)
Ash
32D
Maria Shriver to John F. Kennedy
Niece
36D
Puts down money to join a hand of poker
Antes
37D
Animated hunter Fudd
Elmer
38D
___ five (rest for a few minutes)
Take
39D
Let’s Go Fly a ___ (Mary Poppins song)
Kite
40D
Academic major popular for people going into finance careers: Abbr.
Econ
41D
Prefix for dynamic or sol
Aero
43D
Making the Cut cohost Heidi
Klum
44D
Guess Who Easter ___! (Sesame Street book)
Elmo
45D
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice actress Cannon
Dyan
47D
Skippy peanut butter rival
Jif
48D
If Life ___ Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? (Erma Bombeck book): 2 wds.
Is A