11/13/20
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Jumping in with ___ feet
Both
5A
Benchmark on a disc golf course
Par
8A
Creature said to always land on its feet
Cat
11A
Soothing lotion ingredient
Aloe
12A
Congressional assistant
Aide
13A
Opposite of “non,” in France
Oui
14A
Not fictional
Real
15A
“That’s one small ___ …” (Neil Armstrong quote)
Step
16A
Like almost all prime numbers
Odd
17A
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game: 2 wds.
Lisa Leslie
20A
Chinese temple
Pagoda
23A
Band with the 1976 hit “Strange Magic,” for short
Elo
24A
Top pitcher in a team’s rotation
Ace
25A
“You ___!” (“That’s not true!”)
Lie
27A
Headed up
Led
30A
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to sign with the WNBA: 2 wds.
Sheryl Swoopes
35A
___ out an existence (just scrape by)
Eke
36A
Vehicle a pedestrian might flag down if it starts to rain
Cab
37A
“The Book of ___” (post-apocalyptic 2010 movie)
Eli
38A
Mobile platform for iPhones and iPads
Ios
41A
Stir-fried noodle dish: 2 wds.
Lomein
43A
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who won four Coach of the Year awards in 2020: 2 wds.
Dawn Staley
47A
Metal before refinement
Ore
48A
Handle adversity well
Cope
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Stick that’s broken off from a branch
Twig
53A
Split ___ soup
Pea
54A
Caught in ___ (trapped): 2 wds.
A Net
55A
“Take this one”
Here
56A
Pierced body part
Ear
57A
Hi-___ monitor
Res
58A
Cherry part that’s never eaten
Stem
1D
Place that might offer a happy hour
Bar
2D
Soccer fan’s cheer
Ole
3D
Hitch your wagon ___ star: 2 wds.
To A
4D
Word that precedes “Is anybody home?”
Hello
5D
Bread sometimes used to wrap falafel
Pita
6D
“Set Fire to the Rain” singer
Adele
7D
Fight off
Repel
8D
A bit chilly
Cool
9D
German automaker whose logo represents a four-manufacturer merger
Audi
10D
University of Alabama’s Crimson ___
Tide
12D
Criticize strongly
Assail
18D
Sit ___ by (take no action)
Idly
19D
One-person show
Solo
20D
Faux ___ (social blunder)
Pas
21D
Soreness after martial arts practice, say
Ache
22D
___ Squad (Best Buy support group)
Geek
26D
Emergency key on a PC
ESC
28D
Type of fencing sword
Epee
29D
Place to buy salami and pastrami
Deli
31D
Equestrian’s strap
Rein
32D
Holder for cash and credit cards
Wallet
33D
Thin instrument in an orchestra
Oboe
34D
Moral mistake
Sin
39D
Award for “Parasite” and “Platoon”
Oscar
40D
“Zombieland: Double Tap” actress Emma
Stone
42D
Stories about Zeus and Hera, for example
Myths
43D
Foolish person
Dope
44D
Measurement in two dimensions
Area
45D
___ and tear (damage from ordinary use)
Wear
46
Barbary ___ (African monkeys)
Apes
50
Opposite of dry
Wet
51
Intense rage
Ire
52
Jasper or jade, for example
Gem