5/3/13 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/3/13
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Popular color for a baby girl’s nursery
Pink

5A
Unwanted email … or a canned meat product
Spam

9A
Messy kid’s room, or a place for pigs
Sty

12A
1986-1991 series in which Sherman Hemsley played a church deacon
Amen

13A
Green fruit with fuzzy brown skin
Kiwi

14A
Gardener’s weeding tool
Hoe

15A
Cowboys quarterback Tony
Romo

16A
Rookie of the ____ (NBA award)
Year

17A
He calls runners safe or out
Ump

18A
Los Angeles superstar who’s the youngest player in the league history to score over 30,000 career points: 2 wds.
Kobe Bryant

19A
Third baseman Bando who played for the A’s in the ’60s and 70s
Sal

22A
Alley-____ (basketball play)
OOP

24A
Type of computer port you plug a flash drive into
USB

27A
Furrow in a dirt road
Rut

29A
Pumpkinlike fruit used as a Thanksgiving decoration
Gourd

31A
Where the Lakers play their home games: 2 wds.
Staples Center

34A
Manager Stengel in the Hall of Fame
Casey

35A
“We ___ the Champions” (Queen hit)
Are

36A
James Bond, for one
Spy

37A
Golf ball holder
Tee

38A
Weigh-___ (pre-fight events)
Ins

40A
“Snaky” nickname for 18-Across: 2 wds.
Black Mamba

46A
Vegetable in a pod
Pea

48A
Competes in a marathon
Runs

49A
West Point team
Army

51A
Not feeling well
Ill

52A
Creme-filled cookie
Oreo

53A
Ready to be picked
Ripe

54A
Group with Seahawks and Ravens: Abbr.
NFL

55A
Celebrity chef Paula
Deen

56A
Quiz
Test

1D
Standard golf score
Par

2D
“Don’t worry about me”: 2 wds.
Im Ok

3D
2003 Disney film “Finding ____”
Nemo

4D
Door-opening handles
Knobs

5D
Color seen when looking up on a cloudless day: 2 wds.
Sky Blue

6D
Place where a ship docks
Pier

7D
Like a game played on the road
Away

8D
Actress Sorvino of “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion”
Mira

9D
Games in which one team doesn’t score
Shut Outs

10D
Patriots quarterback Brady
Tom

11D
“You Betcha!”
Yep

19D
Ahead of schedule
Early

20D
Midnight’s opposite
Noon

23D
____ school (private pre-college institution)
Prep

24D
West Coast college that Reggie Bush played for: Abbr.
USC

25D
RBI or field goal, for example
Stat

26D
Sport played on a diamond
Baseball

28D
Airport screener’s employer: Abbr.
TSA

29D
Actress Davis of “A League of Their Own”
Geena

30D
Not wet
Dry

32D
Tangerine covering
Peel

33D
Alabama ____ Tide
Crimson

39D
Intelligent
Smart

41D
Nickname of the Yankees’ third baseman: Hyph.
Arod

42D
Restore to health
Cure

43D
Leg joint
Knee

44D
Creamy French cheese
Brie

45D
Rap concert blasters
Amps

46D
Defeat in a wrestling match
Pin

47D
Toymaker at the North Pole
Elf

50D
So far
Yet