11/3/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Pull a fast one on
Con
4A
English citizen
Brit
8A
Cookie found in some milkshakes
Oreo
12A
Group for attorneys: Abbr.
Aba
13A
The Eternal City
Rome
14A
Finding it very hard to decide
Torn
15A
Orlando Magic forward given the NBA’s 2022-2023 Rookie of the Year Award: 2 wds.
Paolo Banchero
18A
Actress Stone with an Oscar for La La Land
Emma
19A
Happen afterward
Ensue
20A
Red-haired singer Bonnie
Raitt
22A
Genre for serious movies and books
Drama
26A
Serious loathing
Hatred
30A
Major airport for an airline
Hub
31A
A’s 2022-2023 Rookie of the Year Award voting: 2 wds.
Jalen Williams
35A
State where Portlandia takes place: Abbr.
Oreo
36A
Took a peek
Looked
37A
Symbol in a text, like a birthday cake or a butterfly
Emoji
39A
Places to moor boats
Dockss
43A
Stinky vegetable that Shrek compares ogres to
Onion
47A
Actress Waithe of Ready Player One
Lena
48A
Utah Jazz center who finished third in the NBA’s 2022-2023 Rookie of the Year Award voting: 2 wds.
Walker Kessler
52A
Long, straight musical instrument
Oboe
53A
Mario ___: Super Circuit (2001 video game)
Kart
54A
Segment of The Amazing Race
Leg
55A
Fasteners with lug and hex varieties
Nuts
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Resident Alien cable channel
Syfy
57A
Grand ___ Opry
Ole
1D
The Great Muppet ____ (1981 movie)
Caper
2D
President who chose Biden as his running mate
Obama
3D
2019 and 2021 Australian Open champion Osaka
Naomi
4D
Come at me, ____! (Fight me!)
Bro
5D
Garment held closed with a sash
Robe
6D
Supermodel who was married to David Bowie
Iman
7D
You can exchange a $20 bill for a pair of them
Tens
8D
Option to mark when nothing else fits
Other
9D
Reddish topping for sushi
Roe
10D
Go astray
Err
11D
Yoko who was born in Tokyo
Ono
16D
Woodworking tool useful for making cylindrical items
Lathe
17D
Snuggled
Cuddled
21D
Lack of shading that indicates where your bathing suit was: 2 wds.
Tan Line
23D
Now I see how to solve it!
Aha
24D
It’s the word if you’re being secretive
Mum
25D
Muscle in a six-pack
Abs
27D
Number of people on a seesaw
Two
28D
___ de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio
29D
Deer relative also called a wapiti
Elk
31D
Quarterback Montana or Namath
Joe
32D
Pitching power
Arm
33D
Zodiac sign symbolized by the lion
Leo
34D
American ___ (people such as Adam Lambert and Fantasia)
Idols
38D
Parts of a comedian’s routine
Jokes
40D
Instrument for Yo-Yo Ma
Cello
41D
Bend down before being knighted
Kneel
42D
Boot camp instructor, for short
Sarge
44D
Irritates
Irks
45D
Sure, why not?
Okay
46D
Brand of foam balls and rockets
Nerf
48D
Took the championship
Won
49D
___ Dhabi (city in the United Arab Emirates)
Abu
50D
That’s a ___ to consider
Lot
51D
Enclosure on a hog farm
Sty