10/14/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
What corn kernels are attached to
Cob
4A
Teeth on the rim of a gearwheel
Cogs
8A
Number of human senses traditionally
Five
12A
Filmmaker DuVernay
Ava
13A
Streaming service that airs The Bear
Hulu
14A
Competitor of Nike and Puma
Avia
15A
Hold on just a ___!
Sec
16A
Individual thing
Item
17A
No in Moscow
Nyet
18A
President Nixon’s Chief of Staff who was convicted of Watergate-related crimes: 3 wds.
Hr Haldeman
21A
1999 sci-fi character who can dodge bullets
Neo
22A
I wouldn’t do this for just ___
Anyone
26A
Schmigadoon actor Cumming
Alan
29A
Fury
Ire
30A
Accessory that could be made from ostrich feathers
Boa
31A
President Nixon’s secretary who erased parts of taped discussions between 18-Across and Nixon: 3 wds.
Rosemary Woods
35A
Web access enabler: Abbr.
Isp
36A
Clip-___ (some earrings)
Ons
37A
___ the Parents (Ben Stiller movie franchise)
Meet
38A
Synonym for agreement that sounds like a mountain climb
Assent
40A
Letters on Katie Ledecky’s Olympics uniform
USA
42A
Federal judge who ordered the disclosure of the Watergate tapes: 2 wds.
John Sirica
47A
Destiny
Fate
50A
Oh give me a home where the buffalo ___ …
Roam
51A
Involuntary facial mannerism
Tic
52A
Suns shooting guard ___ Gordon
Eric
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Best Picture Oscar winner the year after The Artist
Argo
54A
What many circus clowns might emerge from
Car
55A
Droop like a flower
Wilt
56A
Marvel Comics mutant superheroes: Hyph.
Xmen
57A
Long-handled farming tool
Hoe
1D
Way to pay that doesn’t involve plastic
Cash
2D
Head ___ heels
Over
3D
Johann Sebastian ___ (classical composer)
Bach
4D
South American country with the longest Pacific Ocean shoreline
Chile
5D
Perform better than
Outdo
6D
Thrilled emotion
Glee
7D
Recap
Summary
8D
___ pack (something worn around the waist)
Fanny
9D
League that includes Brown and Columbia
Ivy
10D
Contend (for)
Vie
11D
What is there to ___? (fridge raider’s question)
Eat
19D
Boleyn who is one of the six in the musical Six
Anne
20D
There’s ___ sheriff in town: 2 wds.
Anew
23D
Double-reed woodwind instrument
Oboe
24D
Connection point
Node
25D
Direction usually to the right on a map
East
26D
Tune for Plácido Domingo
Aria
27D
Negative financial result
Loss
28D
African cobras
Asps
29D
Agency that includes the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate: Abbr.
Irs
32D
Prefix for syllabic or saccharide
Mono
33D
Heavy metal band named after a cattle disease
Anthrax
34D
11-time Gold Glove shortstop Vizquel
Omar
39D
Pop out as a cassette tape from its player
Eject
40D
What a utility bill is based on
Usage
41D
Garfunkel’s partner
Simon
43D
Deviation from the ___
Norm
44D
It makes you want to scratch
Itch
45D
Adieu in Italy
Ciao
46D
It may be 88 yards by 55 yards
Acre
47D
Just three or four perhaps
Few
48D
Midsommar writer/director Aster
Ari
49D
Don’t Stop ___ You Get Enough (Michael Jackson song)
Til