9/13/19
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Tournament rounds before finals
Semis
6A
Fairy ___ (story for children)
Tale
10A
Flying animal associated with Halloween
Bat
13A
Slowly wear down over the years
Erode
14A
___-fry (food made in a wok)
Stir
15A
“To what do I ___ the pleasure?”
Owe
16A
Orioles manager who was ejected 94 times in his career: 2 wds.
Earl Weaver
18A
Poorly behaved
Bad
19A
Look with a curled lip
Sneer
20A
High-and-mighty
Snobby
22A
“The Price Is Right” host Carey
Drew
24A
“___ of Light” (Madonna hit)
Ray
25A
___ Mahal (memorial in Agra India)
Taj
28A
“Shoo!”
Scat
30A
Mark left after surgery
Scar
33A
Perched on
Atop
35A
Math course that teaches the law of sines for short
Trig
37A
Bottom of a loafer
Sole
38A
“The Motorcycle Diaries” actor ___ García Bernal
Gael
39A
___-employed (serving as one’s own boss)
Self
41A
Marked with a cross
Xed
42A
Actor Berenger
Tom
44A
Blacken on a barbecue
Sear
46A
Miss as a highway exit: 2 wds.
Go Past
49A
Districts
Areas
52A
Score that will often make the cut in the Masters Tournament
Par
53A
Giants manager who was ejected 132 times in his career: 2 wds.
John McGraw
56A
Snarling sound
Grr
57A
Twistable Nabisco cookie
Oreo
58A
Bald ___ (symbol of America)
Eagle
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Opposite of “nay”
Aye
60D
Item inserted into a clarinet or saxophone
Reed
61D
Coin openings in vending machines
Slots
1D
Catch sight of
See
2D
Historic time spans
Eras
3D
“September ___” (Neil Diamond song)
Morn
4D
Whiled away the time
Idled
5D
Underground sanitation conduits
Sewers
6D
Group that goes through carry-ons: Abbr.
TSA
7D
Rugged four-wheelers: Abbr.
ATVs
8D
Legal claim on property
Lien
9D
Dropped fly ball for example
Error
10D
Braves manager who was ejected 161 times in his career: 2 wds.
Bobby Cox
11D
Right ___ (immediately)
Away
12D
Stuffed bear in 2012 and 2015 movies
TED
17D
Standing straight up
Erect
21D
Man’s voice lower than baritone
Bass
23D
Armed conflicts
Wars
25D
Word that can go after “laser” or “price”
Tag
26D
One step ___ time: 2 wds.
At A
27D
Yankees manager who was ejected 66 times in his career: 2 wds.
Joe Torre
29D
Formal neckwear items
Ties
31D
India Pale ___ (bitter beer option)
Ale
32D
Main color of a stop sign
Red
34D
Sound of a person sitting down heavily
Plop
36D
Twinkle in one’s eye
Gleam
40D
Comedies with buffoonery and horseplay
Farces
43D
College student’s primary field of study
Major
45D
Second-largest movie theater chain in the US after AMC
Regal
46D
Golfer Woodland who won the 2019 U.S. Open
Gary
47D
“Aren’t you a sight for ___ eyes!”
Sore
48D
“How do I love ___? Let me count the ways …”
Thee
50D
2012 Ben Affleck thriller
Argo
51D
Condiment in a shaker
Salt
52D
___ Tour Champions (seniors’ tour for players like Tom Lehman and Vijay Singh)
PGA
54D
“Wynken Blynken and ___”
Nod
55D
Craven who directed horror movies
Wes