10/22/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/22/21
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Angel’s instrument
Harp

5A
High school seniors’ dance
Prom

9A
Letters on a speedometer
MPH

12A
State nicknamed “Birthplace of Aviation” because of the Wright brothers
Ohio

13A
Entice
Lure

14A
Historical period
Era

15A
3,000 Hit Club member who hit the first Tampa Bay Devil Rays homer (1998): 2 wds.
Wade Boggs

17A
Brooks who directed “Blazing Saddles”
Mel

18A
Something stepped on near a bathtub
Mat

19A
One way to become a parent
Adopt

21A
Muscle twitch
Spasm

24A
Package with 24 cans of beer
Case

26A
What fills a basketball
Air

27A
Actor Garrett with three Emmys for his “Everybody Loves Raymond” role
Brad

29A
Word Pepsi dropped from its official name in 1961
Cola

33A
Future Yankees star who hit the first Oakland A’s homer (1968): 2 wds.
Reggie Jackson

36A
Retired Yankee seen with J.Lo on ABC’s last New Year’s Eve show: Hyph.
Arod

37A
Japanese wrestling
Sumo

38A
Jeremy who was the first Asian American to win an NBA Championship
Lin

39A
Abbreviation on a business envelope indicating who it’s for
Attn

41A
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s ___”
Stone

43A
Most recent Olympics setting
Tokyo

46A
“I did not need to hear all that”: Abbr.
TMI

47A
___-Wan Kenobi
Obi

48A
Future “Miracle Mets” manager who hit the first New York Mets homer (1962): 2 wds.
Gil Hodges

54A
Neither here ___ there
Nor

55A
Where the Himalayas are
Asia

56A
Overhanging part of a roof
Eave

57A
“A mouse!”
Eek

58A
Pretzel topping
Salt

59A
Violently gush forth
Spew

1D
“No matter ___ you slice it …”
How

2D
___ moment (when a sudden insight hits)
Aha

3D
Get ___ of (throw out)
Rid

4D
Wordsworth wrote them
Poems

5D
Evil scheme
Plot

6D
Area ___ (wall-to-wall carpet alternative)
Rug

7D
End of the Salvation Army’s URL
Org

8D
Southwestern tablelands
Mesas

9D
Note that might go to all employees
Memo

10D
Get ready, for short
Prep

11D
“Stop!” order from a sentry
Halt

16D
Disney deer
Bambi

20D
Pack of 52 cards
Deck

21D
Country singer Evans
Sara

22D
Ship’s docking area
Pier

23D
Oscar-winning film directed by Ben Affleck
Argo

24D
Spicy New Orleans cuisine style
Cajun

25D
Man in Eden
Adam

28D
Take a breather
Rest

30D
2021 HBO film starring Ruth Wilson as a diplomat in Norway
Oslo

31D
Cut of pork
Loin

32D
“Worst Cooks in America” team leader Burrell
Anne

34D
Aussie’s informal greeting
Gday

35D
Women’s magazine known for its quizzes, for short
Cosmo

40D
“Julius Caesar” costumes
Togas

42D
“The Prince of ___” (Barbra Streisand movie)
Tides

43D
Voice-mail beep to record your message
Tone

44D
Woodwind instrument
Oboe

45D
Chris Pine’s role in the Star Trek films
Kirk

46D
“All ___ glitters is not gold”
That

49D
“Well, this ___ nice surprise!”: 2 wds.
Is A

50D
“Small” start of many rappers’ names
Lil

51D
Generation ___ (difference between ages)
Gap

52D
Woman in Eden
Eve

53D
Work on a seam, maybe
Sew