10/25/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Metal part of a basketball hoop
Rim
4A
The Winner Takes It All band
Abba
8A
Getting off ____-free
Scot
12A
Chimpanzee, for example
Ape
13A
Not in the ____ (uninformed)
Loop
14A
Today coanchor Kotb
Hoda
15A
Item identifying a piece of luggage
Tag
16A
Hunter’s snare
Trap
17A
Thanks ____!: 2 wds.
Alot
18A
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver featured on Netflix’s Receiver: 2 wds.
Davante Adams
21A
Sticky black stuff used for roads
Tar
22A
Make a valiant attempt
Try
23A
Actress Garr who guest-starred on Friends
Teri
25A
Carrie Fisher’s role in the Star Wars movies
Leia
27A
Tic-___-toe
Tac
30A
Detroit Lions wide receiver featured on Receiver: 3 wds. hyph.
Amon Ra St Brown
33A
Sister who wears a habit
Nun
34A
Penny-____ (two-bit)
Ante
35A
Wilson who voices Lightning McQueen in the Cars movies
Owen
36A
Magazine for entrepreneurs
Inc
37A
Jane Lynch’s character on Glee
Sue
38A
San Francisco 49ers tight end featured on Receiver: 2 wds.
George Kittle
44A
Big brand of dog food
Alpo
45A
Comedian Jay who’s known for his car collection
Leno
46A
Sandwich known by the initials of its main ingredients, not including toast and mayo
Blt
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Prepare for an upcoming project
Plan
49A
Miranda who played Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings series
Otto
50A
Organization for doctors: Abbr.
Ama
51A
Slippery fishes
Eels
52A
Not the sharpest ___ in the shed (dumb)
Tool
53A
Former SNL comedian Schneider
Rob
1D
Mouselike creature
Rat
2D
Tablet produced by Apple
iPad
3D
Leader of the Decepticons, in the Transformers franchise
Megatron
4D
Place to say I do
Altar
5D
____ in the USA (Springsteen album)
Born
6D
You’re gonna need a bigger ____ (line from Jaws)
Boat
7D
Desire to eat something
Appetite
8D
The Real Slim ____ (Eminem song)
Shady
9D
Coca-____
Cola
10D
Khloe Kardashian’s ex Lamar ____
Odom
11D
Images inked on the skin, for short
Tats
19D
Thinking very highly of oneself
Vain
20D
Jordanian or Kuwaiti citizen, most often
Arab
23D
Sit out and catch some rays
Tan
24D
Big bird found in Australia
Emu
25D
Knight of the Round Table known for his bravery
Lancelot
26D
Ballpark figure: Abbr.
Est
27D
Horizontal rod attached to a bathroom wall: 2 wds.
Towel Bar
28D
Impress deeply
Awe
29D
Cable channel featuring The Chris Wallace Show
Cnn
31D
Called up
Rang
32D
Victory that wasn’t at all close
Rout
36D
Gets the wrinkles out of a shirt, say
Irons
37D
Backless seat
Stool
38D
Stare in amazement
Gape
39D
Fashion magazine name means she in French
Elle
40D
Birthstone for October babies
Opal
41D
Low-carb type of diet
Keto
42D
___ the Woods (Sondheim musical)
Into
43D
Red friend of Grover and Big Bird
Elmo
47D
Run a ____ (keep a bill going at a tavern)
Tab