11/4/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Cat’s furry hand
Paw
4A
It’s often 72 for a full round of golf
Par
7A
Next-to-last rounds of a tournament
Semis
12A
I could really ___ a drink
Use
13A
Carol actress Rooney ___
Mara
14A
Remove from a page
Erase
15A
Charity exhibition golf competition whose sixth edition took place on June 1: 2 wds.
The Match
17A
Inert gas that’s about 1% of the Earth’s atmosphere
Argon
18A
US agency that goes after tax cheats: Abbr.
IRS
19A
Online diary
Blog
20A
Gently persuade
Coax
23A
Community site that may offer swim classes for short
YMCA
26A
Sticky grain in many sushi rolls
Rice
29A
Green ogre from DreamWorks films
Shrek
31A
Corn kernel holders
Cobs
33A
Active Stainfighter laundry detergent brand
Era
34A
Chiefs quarterback who teamed with Bills quarterback Josh Allen on June 1 for 15-Across: 2 wds.
Patrick Mahomes
37A
It’ll cost you an ___ and a leg
Arm
38A
Yes ___ (polite response to a woman)
Maam
39A
Make ecstatic
Elate
40A
Not far away
Near
42A
Reynolds who starred in 2021’s Free Guy
Ryan
44A
Like purple or green hair
Dyed
45A
76ers center Embiid
Joel
47A
Mary Todd’s husband in the White House for short
Abe
49A
Bring into the family
Adopt
51A
Buccaneers quarterback who teamed with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on June 1 for 15-Across: 2 wds.
Tom Brady
56A
Firestone products
Tires
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Females in a flock
Ewes
58A
Debtor’s letters
IOU
59A
Unkempt
Messy
60A
This ___ that
And
61A
Reaction to an online joke
LOL
1D
Let me ___ it this way …
Put
2D
Wood stove residue
Ash
3D
Pint-sized
Wee
4D
Edina’s best friend on Absolutely Fabulous
Patsy
5D
Joan of ___
Arc
6D
Go team!
Rah
7D
Great ___ of the United States (symbol on a $1 bill)
Seal
8D
Unforced ___ (type of mistake in tennis)
Error
9D
1971 Rod Stewart folk-rock song that hit #1: 2 wds.
Maggie May
10D
Looking for in personal ads: Abbr.
ISO
11D
Any one of 100 people on Capitol Hill: Abbr.
Sen
13D
Do some minor damage to
Mar
16D
KitchenAid gadget
Mixer
19D
Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves
Baba
20D
Channel airing live political coverage: Hyph.
CSPAN
21D
Busy airport on Chicago’s Northwest Side
Ohare
22D
Those studying painting or sculpture in college: 2 wds.
Art Majors
24D
Adam who wrote and directed Don’t Look Up and Vice
Mckay
25D
Punctuation mark next to M on a keyboard
Comma
27D
Large southern island of Greece
Crete
28D
Simplified
Eased
30D
One of the Kardashians
Kim
32D
___ Works Hard for the Money (Donna Summer song)
She
35D
Actor Weathers of The Mandalorian
Carl
36D
Further along in years
Older
41D
Durable lengths of cord
Ropes
43D
A Streetcar ___ Desire
Named
46D
Amazon Handmade competitor where artists and craftspeople sell their wares
Etsy
48D
Pellets in air guns
BBS
49D
Credit union device: Abbr.
ATM
50D
Run out of battery life
Die
51D
Drink that British people often have with scones
Tea
52D
Have
Own
53D
Be in less than the peak of health
Ail
54D
Cock-a-doodle-___ (sound heard on a farm)
Doo
55D
The King and I actor Brynner
Yul