9/23/22
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Basketball player Unseld or horror director Craven
Wes
4A
World Wide ___
Web
7A
Bring to a bubble
Boil
11A
LiMu ___ (big bird in Liberty Mutual ads)
Emu
12A
___ got news for you …
Ive
13A
Vibe that surrounds a person
Aura
14A
Flashy move at a salsa club
Dip
15A
Rodent that’s the first animal in the Chinese zodiac
Rat
16A
Three to card players
Trey
17A
NBA player (1996-2015) who is one of only three in history with over 90% successful free throws: 2 wds.
Steve Nash
20A
Crimson or scarlet perhaps
Red
21A
Opposite of nah
Yeah
24A
Arthur of tennis fame
Ashe
26A
Over the long ___ (eventually)
Run
28A
One of five digits on a foot
Toe
30A
NBA player (2009-present) who is one of only three in history with over 90% successful free throws: 2 wds.
Stephen Curry
33A
How Stella Got ___ Groove Back
Her
34A
Vehicle piloted by an extraterrestrial: Abbr.
UFO
35A
Tibia for one
Bone
36A
Scratchy sweater material
Wool
38A
Hold on just a ___!
Sec
39A
NBA player (1986-1998) who is one of only three in history with over 90% successful free throws: 2 wds.
Mark Price
44A
Central Time ___
Zone
47A
Gondola propeller
Oar
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Cracklin’ ___ Bran (Kellogg’s cereal)
Oat
49A
Actor Wilson of Loki
Owen
50A
Took care of one’s hunger
Ate
51A
School whose athletes are the Trojans: Abbr.
USC
52A
World War Z actress Mireille
Enos
53A
Actress Ruby or Sandra
Dee
54A
Quiet down!
Shh
1D
Marries
Weds
2D
Put out as heat
Emit
3D
Batwoman or Wonder Woman for example
Superhero
4D
Jittery as after too much caffeine
Wired
5D
___ Williams (brand of Kentucky bourbon)
Evan
6D
Greek letter after alpha
Beta
7D
Scrub up in the tub
Bathe
8D
Now back to ___ regularly scheduled programming
Our
9D
Anger
Ire
10D
Get the ___ of the land
Lay
18D
HBO show that starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Veep
19D
Coordinate as two people’s schedules
Sync
22D
Really really terrible
Atrocious
23D
Rhino’s pronounced feature
Horn
24D
It’s flicked from a cigarette but not a vape pen
Ash
25D
Hearty meal that’s thicker than soup
Stew
26D
Person calling fouls for short
Ref
27D
One in Spanish
Uno
29D
Private ___ (detective)
Eye
31D
Dance that’s often seen on Oahu
Hula
32D
___ Eats (DoorDash alternative)
Uber
37D
Signs of bad things to come
Omens
38D
Treat yourself shopping outing
Spree
40D
Hit the ___ (leave)
Road
41D
Singer Bush whose Running Up That Hill became a hit again in 2022 after 37 years
Kate
42D
Cold hard money
Cash
43D
Carve into glass
Etch
44D
Actress Kravitz of The Batman
Zoe
45D
Hold the deed to
Own
46D
Prefix for liberal or natal
Neo