10/9/20
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
“Crime does not ___”
Pay
4A
Permanent skin drawings, for short
Tats
8A
Large stack, as of paper
Pile
12A
“So that’s your game!”
Oho
13A
Leave off the list
Omit
14A
Mireille of “The Catch”
Enos
15A
Lite-Brite plastic piece
Peg
16A
Tall ___ (outrageous story)
Tale
17A
Word on an eight-sided street sign
Stop
18A
He pitched in 1,178 games for eight teams, including the Braves, from 1989 to 2007: 2 wds.
Mike Stanton
21A
Proofs of age: Abbr.
Ids
22A
___ goo gai pan (entrée at a Chinese restaurant)
Moo
23A
Place in storage
Stow
26A
Family dog or cat, say
Pet
27A
Become decayed
Rot
30A
He pitched in 1,115 games for the Yankees from 1995 to 2013: 2 wds.
Maria Norivera
34A
Strike ___ conversation: 2 wds.
UP A
35A
Tank beer is brewed in
Vat
36A
Biblical place where sin didn’t exist
Eden
37A
Point, as a camera
Aim
38A
Key that’s below Z and X on many keyboards
Alt
40A
He pitched in a record 1,252 games for nine teams, including the Mets, from 1979 to 2003: 2 wds.
Jesse Orosco
45A
Mickey Mouse cocreator Disney
Walt
46A
Three-piece group like the Chicks
Trio
47A
Filmmaker DuVernay who’s working with Colin Kaepernick on a Netflix docuseries
Ava
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Doing nothing in particular
Idle
50A
Top cards
Aces
51A
Fraternity members but not sorority members
Men
52A
Drop that may run down your cheek
Tear
53A
Powerful wind
Gale
54A
Be nosy
Pry
1D
What heated corn kernels do
Pop
2D
Attention-seeking sound
Ahem
3D
Animated bear whose best friend is Boo-Boo
Yogi
4D
Hauled, like a heavy bag
Toted
5D
Gradually stock up on
Amass
6D
Cause a pinball machine to end the game
Tilt
7D
Vegetable cooker that uses no oil
Steamer
8D
Sauce with basil and pine nuts
Pesto
9D
“He’s Just Not That ___ You”
Into
10D
Crazy as a ___
Loon
11D
Mind-reading ability, supposedly: Abbr.
Esp
19D
New Zealand bird that can’t fly
Kiwi
20D
“Somebody else did it”: 2 wds.
Not I
23D
Dallas college that’s Laura Bush’s alma mater: Abbr.
Smu
24D
Variety of dance that requires specially made shoes
Tap
25D
English singer Rita
Ora
26D
Item for boiling water
Pot
27D
Ruby’s color
Red
28D
West Coast state whose state tree is the Douglas fir: Abbr.
Ore
29D
Beachgoer’s skin tone
Tan
31D
Rent-a-car competition for Dollar and Thrifty
Avis
32D
Meeting attendee’s paper label: 2 wds.
Name Tag
33D
Former soldiers, for short
Vets
37D
Fall flower resembling a daisy
Aster
38D
“The Little Mermaid” mermaid
Ariel
39D
Have a screw ___ (be crazy)
Loose
40D
Chinese gem
Jade
41D
“___ Enchanted” (2004 Anne Hathaway movie based on a kids’ book)
Ella
42D
Killer whale
Orca
43D
Summer ___ (where kids are sometimes sent)
Camp
44D
Eggs ___ easy
Over
45D
Humorous quality
Wit
48D
___ day now (soon)
Any