10/7/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Peeled like a potato
Pared
6A
Good buddies
Pals
10A
Move like a happy pet’s tail
Wag
13A
Amazon’s digital assistant
Alexa
14A
Trendy berry
Acai
15A
7 Rings singer Grande for short
Ari
16A
Twins and Red Sox DH (1997-2016) who was a first-ballot Hall of Famer but never won a season MVP award: 2 wds.
David Ortiz
18A
Poorly lit
Dim
19A
With 22-Across famous La Brea attraction
Tar
20A
Use as coupons or food stamps
Redeem
22A
See 19-Across
Pits
25A
Super Mario ___ (video game)
Bros
28A
___ to leap tall buildings in a single bound
Able
29A
Singer Yoko
Ono
30A
Legal claim on a property
Lien
31A
Music genre that’s far from perky
Emo
32A
Wok for example
Pan
33A
Swear to be true
Attest
35A
Stat that often determines a high school valedictorian: Abbr.
GPA
38A
Fractions of decades: Abbr.
Yrs
40A
Rodents that followed the Pied Piper
Rats
41A
Someone who receives prayers
God
42A
2012 Affleck thriller set mostly in Iran
Argo
44A
RC ___ (soft drink)
Cola
45A
Egyptian goddess often depicted with a cow’s head
Isis
46A
Device for attaching a trailer to a car: 2 wds.
Tow Bar
48A
Uncooked
Raw
50A
Gone Baby Gone actress Ryan
Amy
51A
Yankees shortstop (1995-2014) who was a first-ballot Hall of Famer but never won a season MVP award: 2 wds.
Derek Jeter
57A
Sprinted or jogged
Ran
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Actor Cain who played Superman on TV
Dean
59A
Stand up
Arise
60A
Holiday ___ (hotel chain)
Inn
61A
___ up (accelerated)
Sped
62A
Leases
Rents
1D
Heating ___ (item for relieving pain)
Pad
2D
Talladega Superspeedway’s state: Abbr.
Ala
3D
Pastor’s title: Abbr.
Rev
4D
Gets off a highway
Exits
5D
Father in baby talk
Dada
6D
3 4 or 5 for most golf holes
Par
7D
Play a role
Act
8D
Places to hibernate
Lairs
9D
One ___ fits all
Size
10D
Red Sox Yankees and Rays third baseman (1982-1999) who was a first-ballot Hall of Famer but never won a season MVP award: 2 wds.
Wade Boggs
11D
Name of Disney’s Little Mermaid
Ariel
12D
___ a Break! (1980s Nell Carter sitcom)
Gimme
17D
The Moon’s path around Earth for example
Orbit
21D
Beaver’s construction
Dam
22D
Music genre sometimes described as bubblegum
Pop
23D
Message ___ Bottle (Police song): 2 wds.
In A
24D
Padres outfielder (1982-2001) who was a first-ballot Hall of Famer but never won a season MVP award: 2 wds.
Tony Gwynn
26D
Old but back in style
Retro
27D
Former NBA star Shaquille
Oneal
30D
The L in UNLV
Las
31D
Klingons and Kryptonians for example: Abbr.
Ets
34D
Iron Man’s real last name
Stark
36D
Finger food at a luau
Poi
37D
They could interrupt a Twitter feed
Ads
39D
Actor/director Reiner
Rob
42D
___ 2600 (early home video game console)
Atari
43D
The Pianist director Polanski
Roman
44D
Title of hits for Radiohead and TLC
Creep
45D
If ___ a Rich Man: 2 wds.
I Were
47D
Totals up
Adds
49D
Not 100% shut
Ajar
52D
Norma ___ (Sally Field movie)
Rae
53D
Tight ___ (football position)
End
54D
Light silvery metal
Tin
55D
Suffix that means most
Est
56D
Lo-___ graphics
Res