11/5/21
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Get bent out of shape, like a vinyl album
Warp
5A
2015 comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as a CIA analyst
Spy
8A
Thick and muscly
Beefy
13A
The brother referred to in the biblical quote “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Abel
14A
Ground-chopping tool
Hoe
15A
Hit song from decades ago
Oldie
16A
TV heroine whose sidekick was Gabrielle
Xena
17A
___ carte: 2 wds.
A La
18A
Comes down in buckets
Rains
19A
Hall of Fame Cowboys/Broncos running back who won the 1976 Heisman Trophy and the 1978 Super Bowl: 2 wds.
Tony Dorsett
22A
Starting point for a golfer
Tee
23A
19th-century poem, sometimes
Ode
24A
Rachel or James on “The Price Is Right,” for example
Model
27A
1996 Summer Olympics setting: Abbr.
Atl
29A
Tailless primate
Ape
32A
Hall of Fame Packers/Raiders cornerback and safety who won the 1997 Heisman Trophy and the 2011 Super Bowl: 2 wds.
Charles Woodson
36A
Word before “protein” or “sauce”
Soy
37A
Vegas casino with a Brazilian theme
Rio
38A
Jabbed with one’s index finger
Poked
39A
Enjoy the slopes
Ski
41A
Gal ___ (female friend)
Pal
42A
Hall of Fame Raiders/Chiefs running back who won the 1981 Heisman Trophy and the 1984 Super Bowl: 2 wds.
Marcus Allen
47A
Past the freshness date, as cookies
Stale
49A
Where you might sing karaoke or play darts
Bar
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Cosmetics company known for “calling”
Avon
52A
Sultan’s group of women
Harem
53A
Night before a holiday
Eve
54A
Homophone of “right”
Rite
55A
Clear the contents of, as a hard drive
Erase
56A
Conan O’Brien’s hair color
Red
57A
Did in, as a dragon
Slew
1D
One way to remove body hair
Wax
2D
Help out a crook
Abet
3D
City in northwest Nevada
Reno
4D
Decorative flower holder
Planter
5D
What a beach umbrella provides
Shade
6D
Sport with horses and mallets
Polo
7D
Last part of a date, often
Year
8D
Not at all interested
Bored
9D
Make joyful
Elate
10D
Revise, as the rough cut of a movie
Edit
11D
Above-water part of a shark
Fin
12D
Positive reply
Yes
20D
Shriek
Yell
21D
Han played by Harrison Ford
Solo
24D
Event hosts: Abbr.
MCs
25D
“So that’s your game!”
Oho
26D
April Fools’ ___
Day
27D
“___ recall …”: 2 wds.
As I
28D
Number indicating duality
Two
29D
Inquire
Ask
30D
“The Fall of the House of Usher” author
Poe
31D
Terminate
End
33D
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” writer Carle
Eric
34D
October’s birthstone
Opal
35D
Canadian and Australian units of currency
Dollars
39D
___ rep (person who may work on commission)
Sales
40D
Krispy ___ (doughnut chain)
Kreme
41D
Removed the peel from
Pared
42D
Actress Rooney of the upcoming movie “Nightmare Alley”
Mara
43D
App-based ride service
Uber
44D
Put aside for later
Save
45D
Sinister
Evil
46D
Part of a musical scale
Note
47D
“___ loves me …” (petal plucker’s phrase)
She
48D
Road crew’s gunk
Tar
51D
___ Zealand
New