5/6/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Green gemstone
Jade
5A
Antagonist in Back to the Future
Biff
9A
Untruth that doesn’t matter much
Fib
12A
Fervent
Avid
13A
Region
Area
14A
Public radio host Glass
Ira
15A
Wide receiver who caught 34 regular-season touchdown passes from Tom Brady: 2 wds.
Weswelker
17A
On the ___ (exactly)
Dot
18A
No ___ your father (Darth Vader line to Luke Skywalker): 2 wds.
I Am
19A
Symbols on smartphone screens
Icons
21A
In short supply
Scant
24A
Corned beef ___
Hash
26A
In a sickbed
Ill
27A
Meek people may have fragile ones
Egos
29A
Middle ___ (Israel’s region)
East
33A
Tight end who caught 90 regular-season touchdown passes from Tom Brady: 2 wds.
Bob Gronkowski
36A
One of 50 on the American flag
Star
37A
Munch between meals
Nosh
38A
Body joint that can be replaced
Hip
39A
App whose home screen includes Pickup details
Uber
41A
Car horn sounds
Beeps
43A
Scar’s nephew in The Lion King
Simba
46A
Internet provider with the catchphrase You’ve got mail
AOL
47A
Katy Perry ___ Katheryn Hudson: Abbr.
Aka
48A
Wide receiver who caught 39 regular-season touchdown passes from Tom Brady: 2 wds.
Randy Moss
54A
It contains ink
Pen
55A
La ___ Tar Pits (Los Angeles attraction)
Brea
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Canal that starts at New York’s Hudson River
Erie
57A
___ you’re sorry (parent’s command after their kids bicker)
Say
58A
Thailand’s name once
Siam
59A
Lease
Rent
1D
Jay Leno’s protruding facial feature
Jaw
2D
Lexington or Madison in Manhattan: Abbr.
Ave
3D
Talk trash about in slang
Dis
4D
Astronomer Hubble for whom the Hubble Space Telescope was named
Edwin
5D
Lip ___ (Burt’s Bees product)
Balm
6D
Rankle
Irk
7D
Shipping and handling charge for example
Fee
8D
Actress Anna who hosts the Unqualified advice podcast
Faris
9D
Stereotypical name for a dog
Fido
10D
Pump ___ (lift weights in a gym)
Iron
11D
Aluminum items used in softball
Bats
16D
Peter Peter pumpkin ___ …
Eater
20D
Enjoy some beef jerky
Chew
21D
Knightly titles
Sirs
22D
Blood problem also called a thrombus
Clot
23D
Jessica who starred on L.A.’s Finest
Alba
24D
Medal of ___ (military decoration)
Honor
25D
Poses a question to
Asks
28D
All hope is ___
Gone
30D
Former US Open champion Arthur
Ashe
31D
Walk with bouncy steps
Skip
32D
Cash left on restaurant tables
Tips
34D
Pub ___ (rhyming term for food served at a bar)
Grub
35D
Yippee!: 2 wds.
Oh Boy
40D
Sharp points on a wire fence
Barbs
42D
Cartoon hunter Fudd
Elmer
43D
Dupes
Saps
44D
Company whose products often come with assembly instructions
Ikea
45D
___ hands make light work
Many
46D
Actor Brody
Adam
49D
And Just Like That … actress Nicole ___ Parker
Ari
50D
PBS-funding group: Abbr.
Nea
51D
What bauxite is for aluminum
Ore
52D
Break a commandment
Sin
53D
___ aside (save for a special purpose)
Set