11/24/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Longtime Patriots quarterback Brady
Tom
4A
Restaurant area for beer and wine
Bar
7A
Marking on a leopard
Spot
11A
Big fuss
Ado
12A
Tree-toppling tool
Axe
13A
___ limb from limb (attacked violently)
Tore
14A
Aye aye ___ (military response)
Sir
15A
Burton who directed Batman and Mars Attacks!
Tim
16A
Turnpike for example
Road
17A
Australian man who in 1972 won a Grand Slam tournament at age 37: 2 wds.
Ken Rosewall
20A
Actor Holm who played Bilbo Baggins in four films
Ian
21A
Brief swim
Dip
22A
Sound from a pig’s snout
Oink
24A
Zippo
Nil
25A
Use henna for example
Dye
28A
Swiss man who in 2018 won a Grand Slam tournament at age 36: 2 wds.
Roger Federer
31A
Tour group’s vehicle
Bus
32A
Having lived a long time
Old
33A
Actress Horne of The Wiz
Lena
34A
Person trained in lifesaving techniques: Abbr.
EMT
35A
Actor Butterfield who starred in 2011’s Hugo
As A
36A
Spanish man who in 2022 won a Grand Slam tournament at age 36: 2 wds.
Rafael Nadal
41A
Rain in torrents
Pour
42A
Month when many Leos are born: Abbr.
Aug
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
43A
What a certain annual vaccination aims to prevent
Flu
44A
I wouldn’t go so far ___ say …: 2 wds.
Asto
45A
Hospital scan: Abbr.
Mri
46A
Mexico’s northern neighbor: Abbr.
USA
47A
Day-Glo
Neon
48A
I didn’t ___ THAT coming!
See
49A
Reed who was the singer for the Velvet Underground
Lou
1D
Take to ___ (reprimand)
Task
2D
Slobbery dog in Garfield
Odie
3D
Early parts of the day
Mornings
4D
First word of Louisiana’s capital
Baton
5D
What the Earth rotates on
Axis
6D
Fixed with a cure
Remedied
7D
Part of a tote bag
Strap
8D
Game with cue sticks and numbered balls
Pool
9D
Like thermometers that go into the mouth
Oral
10D
Turner who started Turner Classic Movies
Ted
18D
Tool for gathering leaves
Rake
19D
What one-eyed jacks might be in some poker games
Wild
22D
Solid round object
Orb
23D
Pledge of future repayment
Iou
24D
Eagles Falcons and Ravens: 2 wds. abbr.
NFL Teams
25D
Penny ___ (former Showtime series)
Dreadful
26D
Strong longing
Yen
27D
Notable slice of history
Era
29D
Capital of Italia
Roma
30D
Anna’s sister in Frozen
Elsa
34D
Down to Earth With Zac ___ (Web documentary series)
Efron
35D
Rizzoli & Isles star Harmon
Angie
36D
Got out of bed
Rose
37D
___-Tune (vocal effect popularized by Cher)
Auto
38D
Bright item in a tackle box
Lure
39D
___-ran (election loser)
Also
40D
Party where people might play ukuleles
Luau
41D
Review harshly
Pan