9/2/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Mountain lion
Puma
5A
Chemist’s room
Lab
8A
The Time Traveler’s Wife star ___ James
Theo
12A
Mouse-catching item
Trap
13A
___ Little Teapot: 2 wds.
Im A
14D
Not made up
Real
15A
UFC middleweight champ for a record 2 457 days 2006-2013: 2 wds.
Anderson Silva
18A
Tree often described as mighty
Oak
19A
Former governor and UN ambassador Nikki
Haley
20A
Baton-passing race
Relay
24D
The Fresh Prince of ___-Air
Bel
25A
Where a cookie sheet or muffin pan is used
Oven
26A
Having very little color
Pale
28A
Norwegian band best known for Take On Me: Hyph.
Aha
31A
Holder of the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles simultaneously in 2018: 2 wds.
Daniel Cormier
34D
The ___ (story’s closing words)
End
35A
Song for two
Duet
36A
Sandler who sings The Chanukah Song
Adam
37A
Ingredient in mayonnaise
Egg
38A
Road Runner’s sounds
Beeps
39A
Oozy stuff
Slime
42A
Highest rating for bonds
AAA
44A
UFC champion in two different weight classes and the highest-paid athlete of 2021: 2 wds.
Conor McGregor
50A
You must not get out ___: 2 wds.
A lot
51A
What ___ the odds?
Are
52D
9-1-1: Lone Star star Rob
Lowe
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Hair on a giraffe
Mane
54A
Father of Robb and Bran on Game of Thrones
Ned
55A
Gross green growth on old bread say
Mold
1A
Organization for elementary school students’ moms and dads: Abbr.
PTA
2D
Large ceramic planter
Urn
3A
Very ticked off
Mad
4A
___ Escape (video game series with a rhyming name)
Ape
5A
Better Nate Than Ever actress Kudrow
Lisa
6A
Run ___ (go wild)
Amok
7A
Abolish
Ban
8D
___ and error
Trial
9D
Lucifer’s domain
Hell
10D
Overhanging part of a roof
Eave
11D
Rival of Aveeno and Neutrogena
Olay
16D
Siegfried & ___ (former Vegas act with lions)
Roy
17D
See-through like a nightie
Sheer
20D
Took a taxi or Uber
Rode
21D
Actor Handler of Californication
Evan
22D
___ a hand (help out)
Lend
23D
Singer DiFranco
Ani
24D
Dab with a paper towel or tissue
Blot
26D
It keeps water from draining in a bathtub
Plug
27D
Card that often beats a king
Ace
28D
Home care worker
Aide
29D
Compost ___ (pile in a garden)
Heap
30D
Biceps locales
Arms
32D
Tool for trimming the sides of a lawn
Edger
33D
Author Rita ___ Brown
Mae
37D
Overact onstage
Emote
38D
Word that can follow singles or gay
Bar
39D
Con artist’s scheme
Scam
40D
Title character in a Kinks song
Lola
41D
Look ___ (visit briefly): 2 wds.
In On
42D
4 840 square yards
Acre
43D
Got older
Aged
45D
Fellow
Man
46D
A Nightmare on ___ Street
Elm
47D
Gunk
Goo
48D
Night ___ (person who stays up late)
Owl
49D
Color on a roulette wheel
Red