11/15/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
In a little ____ (very soon)
Bit
4A
NCIS: Origins network
Cbs
7A
Try to provoke into action
Goad
11A
One of the Mannings who host ManningCast
Eli
12A
____ Christian Andersen
Hans
14A
Metallic suit seen at a jousting event
Armor
15A
Small, picky complaint
Nit
16A
Baghdad’s nation
Iraq
17A
Lacy decoration on a table
Doily
18A
Knicks All-Star who was the Naismith College Player of the Year in 2018: 2 wds.
Jalen Brunson
21A
Do you have any ___ what you’ve done?
Idea
22A
Zodiac sign for most August babies
Leo
23A
General emotional state
Mood
26A
Lowe who hosts the game show The Floor
Rob
29A
How cute!
Aww
31A
Colorful 108-card game
Uno
32A
Pelican All-Star who was the Naismith College Player of the Year in 2019: 2 wds.
Zion Williamson
37A
Shopkeeper on The Simpsons
Apu
38A
Pitching stat: Abbr.
Era
39A
December 31, 2024, for example: Abbr.
Nye
40A
Gentle touches on the back
Pats
42A
Cable channel that airs Impractical Jokers
Tbs
44A
Word that can go after tall or fairy
Tale
48A
Lakers All-Star who was the Naismith College Player of the Year in 2012: 2 wds.
Anthony Davis
52A
Unwanted green stuff in aquariums
Algae
54A
Lion’s bellow
Roar
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Muscles that make up one’s core
Abs
56A
Three-____ suit
Piece
57A
Shoe part with treads
Sole
58A
George Gershwin’s songwriting brother
Iraq
59A
Boar’s sharp weapon
Tusk
60A
Place to sit in church
Pew
61A
Now I ___ me down to sleep …
Lay
1D
Name of the fictional dog featured in 1970s and 1980s movies
Benji
2D
Epic story featuring Achilles
Iliad
3D
Text in big print on a book cover
Title
4D
Part of the face that’s defined by the jaw
Chin
5D
Fishhook’s sharp feature
Barb
6D
Protective dog’s growl
Snarl
7D
Guy who’s getting hitched
Groom
8D
Foreboding
Ominous
9D
Internet company that used to mail out millions of CDs
Aol
10D
Leave high and ___ (strand)
Dry
13D
Tattle to the cops, say
Squeal
14D
Magazines back covers, often
Ads
19D
Get as a reward
Earn
20D
Type of situation where everyone loses: Hyph.
No Win
24D
Singer Yoko
Ono
25D
Put on, as a sweater
Don
27D
The O in IOU
Owe
28D
____ control pills
Birth
30D
No ____, Jose!
Way
32D
Ray gun’s sound
Zap
33D
Beer with a hoppy flavor: Abbr.
Ipa
34D
Periods of time without power or water
Outages
35D
Toils away
Labors
36D
Parent company of Facebook
Meta
41D
Between-meals nosh
Snack
43D
___ Dogg (rapper)
Snoop
45D
To no ____ (useless)
Avail
46D
Person born in early October, astrologically
Libra
47D
Type of test requiring much writing
Essay
49D
Buttonless shirt
Tee
50D
Archrival of Harvard
Yale
51D
Doodled
Drew
52D
Appropriate
Apt
53D
Actress Lucy of Netflix’s A Man in Full
Liu