11/25/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/25/22
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Fragrant tree
Fir

4A
German car with a round blue-and-white logo
BMW

7A
Where flop sweat might appear
Brow

11A
Response at a swearing-in: 2 wds.
I Do

12A
Keep an ___ to the ground (be attentive)
Ear

13A
Tropical fruit with pink pulp
Guava

14A
I haven’t got a clue: 2 wds.
Beats Me

16A
Material in tablecloths and pillowcases
Linen

17A
Texas Rangers third baseman who became the 31st player to join the 3 000-hit club on 7/30/2017: 2 wds.
Adrian Beltre

19A
Homophone of wry
Rye

20A
Game set ___ match
And

21A
Call from a sheep
Baa

23A
Amount of yards advanced on a football field
Gain

26A
Actor McGregor who voices a cricket in the upcoming Pinocchio
Ewan

30A
Detroit Tigers first baseman who became the 33rd (and most recent) player to join the 3 000-hit club on 4/23/2022: 2 wds.
Miguel Cabrera

33A
Superhero group made up of mutants: Hyph.
Xmen

34A
Crocodile voiced by Shawn Mendes in a 2022 movie
Lyle

35A
___ up (misbehave)
Act

36A
Disgruntled fan’s shout
Boo

38A
Exasperate
Irk

40A
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman who became the 32nd player to join the 3 000-hit club on 5/4/2018: 2 wds.
Albert Pujols

46A
David who sang with the Talking Heads
Byrne

47A
Utterly nonsensical
Asinine

49A
Statement of faith
Credo

50A
Actor Cariou of Blue Bloods
Len

51A
Worn-down pencil
Nub

52A
Mends with needle and thread
Sews

53A
Flavor enhancer in Chinese food: Abbr.
MSG

54A
Soviet espionage organization: Abbr.
KGB

1D
Harmless lie
Fib

2D
Hey what’s the big ___?
Idea

3D
Aggressive behavior while driving: 2 wds.
Road Rage

4D
Surround as an enemy castle
Besiege

5D
Bear whose bed was too soft for Goldilocks
Mama

6D
Carolina ___ (bird on South Carolina’s state quarter)
Wren

7D
Construction worker
Builder

8D
___ and rave
Rant

9D
Your turn on a walkie-talkie
Over

10D
Get smaller as the moon
Wane

13D
Country singer Campbell
Glen

15D
Just ___ your best (Give it your all)
Try

18D
Trite and unoriginal
Banal

21D
___ Freestyle (X Games event)
BMX

22D
We ___ to please!
Aim

24D
Dole out
Allot

25D
Glacial
Icy

27D
Part of a chain that’s likeliest to break: 2 wds.
Weak Link

29D
___ de Triomphe (Paris landmark)
Arc

29D
1950s-1960s singer ___ King Cole
Nat

31D
Stops being so strict
Unbends

32D
Capital of China
Beijing

37D
Cookie often dunked in milk
Oreo

39D
Parks and Rec character ___ Swanson
Ron

40D
Reading basics
ABCs

41D
Harp-like instrument from ancient Greece
Lyre

42D
Make beer
Brew

43D
Part of the hand examined by fortune-tellers
Palm

44D
Utilizes
Uses

45D
___ as a bug in a rug
Snug

48D
Flow back
Ebb