11/23/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Bread atop and below a hamburger
Bun
4A
___ rap (moody genre for Juice WRLD’s Lucid Dreams)
Emo
7A
Common port on a PC: Abbr.
USB
10A
___ with caution
Use
11A
Sinner’s self-punishment
Penance
13A
Cy Young-winning Nationals pitcher who has recorded two immaculate innings (three strikeouts on nine total pitches): 2 wds.
Max Scherzer
15A
I’m ___ Sexy (1992 hit song)
Too
16A
Where raw minerals are harvested
Mine
17A
The ___ Four (Beatles nickname)
Fab
20A
Leave slack-jawed
Stun
23A
Cat living in a person’s home for example
Pet
24A
Furniture chain with the slogan Make room for life
Ikea
26A
Fleeting trend
Fad
28A
Hall of Fame Astros/Diamondbacks pitcher who recorded two immaculate innings in his career: 2 wds.
Randy Johnson
34A
Hemingway’s The Old Man and the ___
Sea
35A
Ambience
Aura
36A
Remove as tree branches
Lop
39A
Ice cubes’ mold
Tray
42A
Risk money on a game
Bet
43A
Apple desktop machine
iMac
45A
Dairy farm sound
Moo
47A
Hall of Fame Dodgers pitcher who recorded three immaculate innings in his career: 2 wds.
Sandy Koufax
52A
Gradually incorporate: 2 wds.
Phase In
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Mostly outdated way to transmit a document
Fax
54A
Lay Me Down singer Smith
Sam
55A
Pester constantly
Nag
56A
Jazz band instrument for short
Sax
1A
Mooch in slang
Bum
2A
2018 Olympic gold medal winners in women’s ice hockey: Abbr.
USA
3A
Afterward
Next
4A
Disney park where Spaceship Earth is
Epcot
5D
That hardly excites me
Meh
6D
An hour after noon
One
7D
Open as a ski jacket
Unzip
8D
Public tantrum
Scene
9D
Soft cap for an artist
Beret
12D
Slot machine lever
Arm
14D
Distress call from a boat
Sos
17D
Tree with cones and needles
Fir
18D
Letters before an assumed name
Aka
19D
Ross’s son on Friends
Ben
21D
Purported sighting in Area 51: Abbr.
UFO
2D
Nope sorry
Nah
25D
What some Madison Avenue agencies create
Ads
27D
It’s in my ___ (It’s part of who I am)
DNA
29D
Until this time
Yet
30D
Glass container for preserves
Jar
31D
Ship with a periscope for short
Sub
32D
___-Ida (Tater Tots brand)
Ore
33D
___ King Cole (Unforgettable singer)
Nat
36D
Has trouble pronouncing s
Lisps
37D
Nebraska city that’s associated with steaks
Omaha
38D
US airline that went bankrupt in 1991: 2 wds.
Panam
40D
In a group of
Among
41D
As ___ wish
You
44D
Music purchases that aren’t downloaded: Abbr.
CDS
46D
Write-___ (tax deductions)
Offs
48D
Osaka currency
Yen
49D
Sorento automaker
Kia
50D
Drivers’ group that sometimes gets hotel discounts: Abbr.
AAA
51D
Symbols for kisses
XXX