9/21/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Opposite of least
Most
5A
Orchestra’s place in a theater
Pit
8A
Dance on the beaches of Kauai
Hula
12A
Running shoe company
Avia
13A
Cock-a-doodle-___ (rooster’s cry)
Doo
14A
The Last Ship star ___ Dane
Eric
15A
Beast Mode running back who came out of retirement in 2017 to play for the Oakland Raiders: 2 wds.
Marshawn Lynch
18A
Supreme Court justice Samuel
Alito
19A
Alias: Abbr.
Aka
20A
Reach for the ___! (gunslinger’s demand)
Sky
21A
Discontinue
End
23A
What a good boy ___! (what Little Jack Horner said): 2 wds.
Am I
25A
Darth Vader’s nickname as a child
Ani
28A
Spaceballs actor DeLuise
Dom
30A
Position held by Cheney Biden or Pence for short
Veep
34A
US swimmer who came out of retirement in 2014 to swim at the Rio Olympics: 2 wds.
Michael Phelps
38A
___-Seltzer
Alka
39A
One might say Delete or Caps Lock
Key
40A
Patricia Cornwell protagonist ___ Scarpetta
Kay
41A
Last Call With Carson Daly network
NBC
44A
3.0 for a B student: Abbr.
GPA
46A
What waves do during low tide
Ebb
49A
Author Levin who wrote Rosemary’s Baby and Deathtrap
Ira
51A
Corporate VIPs for short
Execs
55A
Rumble in the Jungle boxer who came out of retirement in 1987 and later won the heavyweight title: 2 wds.
George Foreman
58A
Part of a chromosome
Gene
59A
Clarence Clemons’s instrument for short
Sax
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
What a star might ride through Hollywood in
Limo
61A
Daisy’s stalk
Stem
62A
Attempt
Try
63A
Pack away
Stow
1D
Toddler’s word for mother
Mama
2D
Not-quite-circular shape
Oval
3D
Apple Watch assistant
Siri
4D
There’s no accounting for ___
Taste
5D
Handheld device that was largely phased out due to smartphones: Abbr.
PDA
6D
Its nickname is the Hawkeye State
Iowa
7D
Company known for its toy trucks
Tonka
8D
Yo!
Hey
9D
Large coffee dispensers
Urns
10D
Kiss from a dog’s tongue
Lick
11D
Feeling sore after lifting weights perhaps
Achy
16D
Automaker that produces the Legend and Fit
Honda
17D
Take it on the ___ (flee justice)
Lam
22D
Female hamster or deer
Doe
24D
___ made a huge mistake!
Ive
25D
Professional organization whose website has a Delivering Care section: Abbr.
AMA
26D
Zilch
Nil
27D
Word that’s similar to Yuck! and Ugh!
Ick
29D
Initials of the man whose holiday is in mid-January
MLK
31D
Animal related to the moose
Elk
32D
Government group that has a flower logo: Abbr.
EPA
33D
Singer with the worldwide hit Gangnam Style
Psy
35D
Harrison’s role in the Star Wars movies
Han
36D
Golfer’s tee for example
Peg
37D
Prefix for active and tension
Hyper
42D
The ___ Dipper (group of stars)
Big
43D
Maker of a Pro-Health toothpaste line
Crest
45D
Figure-skating jumps
Axels
46D
What baby turtles hatch from
Eggs
47D
Red vegetable that’s an ingredient in V8 juice
Beet
48D
Femur or tibia for example
Bone
50D
Admire from ___ (appreciate at a distance)
Afar
52D
Radiate like heat
Emit
53D
Clothing pattern that lets soldiers blend in for short
Camo
54D
Game of Thrones character Jon ___
Snow
56D
Sleep stage in which vivid dreams may occur: Abbr.
Rem
57D
Brand of acne medication
Oxy