11/27/20
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Dozes off for a short while
Naps
5A
Start of “The Alphabet Song”
ABC
8A
“Drop the ___” (TNT rap-battle show)
Mic
11A
“Been there, done ___”
That
12A
Something to dunk chips into
Dip
13A
401(k) alternative: Abbr.
IRA
14A
Third overall #1 draft pick to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, an outfielder drafted by the White Sox in 1977: 2 wds.
Harold Baines
17A
Opposite of more
Less
18A
Smallest pup of a litter
Runt
19A
Played a movie role
Acted
22A
Watery havens in a desert
Oases
23A
McClanahan of “The Golden Girls”
Rue
24A
Hoist
Lift
26A
First overall #1 draft pick to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, an outfielder drafted by the Mariners in 1987: 3 wds., abbr.
Ken Griffey Jr
32A
Hot ___ (cars driven in drag races)
Rods
33A
Joey in Winnie the Pooh stories
Roo
34A
Lazy ___ (revolving tray on a table)
Susan
37A
Take a small bite of
Taste
39A
Inquires
Asks
40A
Sound from a revved car engine or a freight train
Roar
42A
Second overall #1 draft pick to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, an infielder drafted by the Braves in 1990: 2 wds.
Chipper Jones
47A
___ Majesty, the Queen
Her
48A
Actress ___ de Armas of “Knives Out”
Ana
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Shed, like a snake’s skin
Molt
50A
Something admired by an aesthete
Art
51A
Jazz vocalist Tormé
Mel
52A
GI’s branch of the military
Army
1A
To the ___ degree
Nth
2A
Band best known for the hit “Take On Me”: Hyph.
Aha
3A
Below ___ (not very good)
Par
4A
Mink garment worn around the shoulders
Stole
5A
Puts into a recipe
Adds
6A
Splatter protectors for babies at dinnertime
Bibs
7D
Professional hired to audit a company’s finances: Abbr.
CPA
8D
___ sign (symbol in subtraction)
Minus
9D
Rachel McAdams’s role in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”
Irene
10D
Protectors for broken bones
Casts
15D
Was out in front
Led
16D
Really angry
Irate
19D
Biblical vessel that was 300 cubits long
Ark
20D
Billiards stick
Cue
21D
Card below a jack
Ten
22D
Word ending for “blast” and “turn”
Off
24D
Pot top
Lid
25D
“No ___, ands, or buts”
Ifs
27D
Hold firmly
Grasp
28D
“Parks and Recreation” character Swanson
Ron
29D
A decade has 10 of them: Abbr.
Yrs
30D
Write hastily
Jot
31D
___ v. Wade
Roe
34D
Actor ___ Baron Cohen who stars in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Sacha
35D
Singer of such #1 songs as “Yeah!” and “Burn”
Usher
36D
Bottom part of a female cheerleader’s outfit
Skirt
37D
India’s ___ Mahal
Taj
38D
Alluring smell
Aroma
40D
Actress Russo or actor Auberjonois
Rene
41D
Verbal
Oral
43D
Brand of cooking spray made by Conagra
Pam
44D
“Neither a borrower ___ a lender be”
Nor
45D
Massachusetts’s state tree
Elm
46D
Pen for hogs
Sty