11/16/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Like ships that ___ in the night
Pass
5A
Fidel Castro colleague Guevara
Che
8A
Washboard muscles
Abs
11A
General vicinities
Areas
13A
Stewie’s mother on Family Guy
Lois
15A
Tennis court divider
Net
16A
Make the first move
Start
17A
2012 Ben Affleck thriller
Argo
18A
Tetley or Lipton beverage
Tea
19A
Actor who portrayed boxer Micky Ward in The Fighter: 2 wds.
Mark Wahlberg
22A
Woman who typically dresses in black and white
Nun
23A
As well
Too
24A
___-op (before surgery)
Pre
27A
A ___ formality!
Mere
30A
Brand of soap whose name means liveliness
Zest
34A
Actor who portrayed a fictionalized version of boxer Jack Johnson in The Great White Hope: 3 wds.
James Earl Jones
38A
Idaho vegetable informally
Spud
39A
Peter Paul and Mary for example
Trio
40A
Empty space
Gap
41A
Automobile fuel
Gas
44A
Gave approval to for short
Okd
46A
Actor who portrayed boxer Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull: 3 wds.
Robert Deniro
52A
Desperate Housewives star Longoria
Eva
53A
Hurt badly
Maim
54A
Students take them when professors are lecturing
Notes
57A
On a ___ with (generally equal to)
Par
58A
Long part of a tobacco pipe
Stem
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
I ___ Feeling (2009 Black Eyed Peas hit)
Gotta
60A
___ habits die hard
Old
61A
Pig’s home
Sty
62A
Put on Facebook for example
Post
1D
Faux ___ (blunder)
Pas
2D
Paintings sculptures and the like
Art
3D
___ ripper (tailor’s cutting tool)
Seam
4D
Clear kitchen wrap
Saran
5D
Sharp part of a cat’s paw
Claw
6D
Jewish wedding dance
Hora
7D
Number of tentacles on an octopus
Eight
8D
Add your first chips to the poker pot
Ante
9D
Coors or Budweiser beverage
Beer
10D
___ party (men-only affair)
Stag
12D
Plays chords on a guitar
Strums
14D
Song for just one person
Solo
20D
Joint above the shin
Knee
21D
TV clown of yore
Bozo
24D
Nightgown alternative for short
PJs
25D
Kanye West’s music
Rap
26D
Bird found on some Australian coins
Emu
28D
Skinny-tailed animal in the Chinese zodiac
Rat
29D
Fumble the ball
Err
31D
Official language of Jamaica: Abbr.
Eng
32D
The Adriatic ___
Sea
33D
Baker’s small measure: Abbr.
TSP
35D
Sharp part of a knife
Edge
36D
The king of beasts
Lion
37D
Kidding around
Joking
42D
Where the biceps are
Arms
43D
Batting average and earned run average for short
Stats
45D
Hang like a basset hound’s ears
Droop
46D
Auto loan defaulter’s consequence for short
Repo
47D
Shape of the Rose Bowl
Oval
48D
The ___ of Avon (nickname for Shakespeare)
Bard
49D
Try to lose weight
Diet
50D
TV star’s honor
Emmy
51D
Dr. ___ Octavius (enemy of Spider-Man)
Otto
55D
Creatures involved in close encounters: Abbr.
ETs
56D
Grabbed a chair
Sat