11/12/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Soda can opener
Tab
4A
Foldaway bed
Cot
7A
Soak (up)
Sop
10A
Pyromaniac’s crime
Arson
12A
College graduate, for short
Alum
14A
Stick for a pool player
Cue
15A
River of Paris
Seine
16A
Clark Kent’s boyhood love, ___ Lang
Lana
17A
Elementary school class that might involve papier-mâché
Art
18A
He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,671 regular-season games with the Mariners, Reds, and White Sox: 3 wds., abbr.
Ken Griffey Jr
21A
Like 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9
Odd
22A
“Billions” channel, in a TV listing
Sho
23A
West Bank group: Abbr.
Plo
26A
Source of acorns
Oak
29A
Time-consuming part of an English test
Essay
33A
He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,831 regular-season games with the Cubs, Rangers, and Orioles: 2 wds.
Rafael Palmeiro
37A
Gemstones with a rainbow “play of color”
Opals
38A
___ of Sauron (“Lord of the Rings” symbol)
Eye
39A
___ name (pseudonym)
Pen
40A
Abbreviation meaning “and more”
ETC
42A
“Not ___ shabby!”
Too
45A
He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,653 regular-season games with the Mariners, Yankees, and Marlins: 2 wds.
Ichiro Suzuki
51A
Vehicle you might hail on a city street
Cab
53A
Adam and Eve’s garden
Eden
54A
Mixer with gin
Tonic
55A
New ___ music
Age
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
What’s paid to a landlord
Rent
57A
Like a sarcastic remark
Snide
58A
Waste away, like old produce
Rot
59A
Mammal that’s a symbol of Australia, for short
Roo
60A
Space aliens: Abbr.
Ets
1D
Joshua ___ National Park
Tree
2D
“It’s ___ to tell a lie”: 2 wds.
As In
3D
Beatnik’s drum
Bongo
4D
Young cow
Calf
5D
Count ___ (villain in Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events”)
Olaf
6D
Looney ___ (cartoon series)
Tunes
7D
Permanent mark that can be caused by chicken pox
Scar
8D
In the year of ___ Lord (what “A.D.” means)
Our
9D
Animal that has an owner
Pet
10D
“If you need anything, just ___”
Ask
11D
Socially inept sort
Nerd
13D
Utter chaos
Mayhem
19D
“American ___” (talent show)
Idol
20D
The San ___ Sharks
Jose
23D
Expert
Pro
24D
One trip around a racetrack
Lap
25D
“Scent ___ Woman” (Al Pacino movie): 2 wds.
Of A
27D
Animal that’s genetically very similar to a human
Ape
28D
Mary ___ cosmetics
Kay
30D
Taste of a cocktail
Sip
31D
“Facts ___ facts”
Are
32D
“Round ___ virgin, mother and child” (“Silent Night” lyric)
Yon
34D
Baldwin of “30 Rock”
Alec
35D
Bible book before Job
Esther
36D
“___ Get It On” (1973 Marvin Gaye hit)
Lets
41D
Autumn drink made from apples
Cider
43D
Ins and ___
Outs
44D
Atmospheric layer with a “hole” above Antarctica
Ozone
45D
“___ you can’t guess who called me today!”: 2 wds.
I Bet
46D
City about 30 miles northeast of Lake Tahoe
Reno
47D
Hang ___ (keep): 2 wds.
Onto
48D
The “U” in “SVU”
Unit
49D
Baby goats
Kids
50D
What a hotel machine might dispense
Ice
51D
Vehicle that could be hybrid or electric
Car
52D
Way back when
Ago