9/7/18
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
What performers often do in response to applause
Bow
4A
Only US president born in Hawaii
Obama
9A
Far from thin
Fat
12A
Enjoyed for dinner
Ate
13A
Artifact discovered by Lara Croft say
Relic
14A
2011 animated movie about a blue bird
Rio
15A
Suns/Mavericks/Lakers point guard being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame today: 2 wds.
Steve Nash
17A
Kid who likes to be naughty
Imp
18A
Bubbly drink
Soda
19A
Column between the ones and hundreds columns
Tens
21A
Complete confusion
Chaos
25A
Competent
Able
28A
___ out (decline to participate)
Opt
31A
Guitar booster not used during an “unplugged” concert
Amp
32A
Unbelievable bargain
Steal
33A
76ers/Spurs/Knicks/Hawks/Nets point guard being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame today: 2 wds.
Maurice Cheeks
36A
Heavenly being
Angel
37A
Pouched animal from Australia for short
Roo
38A
Body of water that sounds like a letter of the alphabet
Sea
39A
___ Carrot (fluorescent Crayola crayon color)
Neon
40A
He rides in a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer
Santa
42A
Remarkable deed
Feat
44A
“There was an old woman who lived in a ___ …”
Shoe
48A
A ___ bricks short of a load (sort of dumb)
Few
50A
Mavericks/Suns/Nets/Knicks point guard being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame today: 2 wds.
Jason Kidd
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
SEP ___ (nest egg option): Abbr.
IRA
55A
Flexible like a ballerina or acrobat
Agile
56A
Thick eggy drink
Nog
57A
Where you might hear the owner say “Last call!”
Bar
58A
Change as an online password
Reset
59A
Make an effort
Try
1D
“Super ___” (2011 Nicki Minaj hit)
Bass
2D
Actress Miranda who was in two “Lord of the Rings” movies
Otto
3D
Crabgrass for example
Weed
4D
Material that gets smelted into metal
Ore
5D
___ & Jerry’s ice cream
Ben
6D
Pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
A La
7D
Covers with a fine spray
Mists
8D
What ThermaCare or Icy Hot can relieve
Ache
9D
Toy discs that are tossed
Frisbees
10D
___ at (shoot for)
Aim
11D
Zenith
Top
16D
Carpet cleaner for short
Vac
20D
Election analyst Silver
Nate
22D
Icy pellets from the sky
Hail
23D
Cable channel that airs “McMafia” and “Humans”
AMC
24D
Drama with tenors and sopranos
Opera
26D
Body of water that’s smaller than a 38-Across
Lake
27D
“The Fate of the Furious” actress Pataky
Elsa
28D
Neighbor of Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Oman
29D
Window glass
Pane
30D
Contest with two teams pulling a rope: Hyph.
Tug of War
32D
___ glass (small holder of liquor)
Shot
34D
“The Intern” actress Russo
Rene
35D
Swindle
Con
40D
Where the action happens in a theater
Stage
41D
Pose a question to
Ask
43D
Not fully closed
Ajar
45D
Helpful clue
Hint
46D
Stench
Odor
47D
Tending to push the envelope too far
Edgy
48D
White lie
Fib
49D
Relief pitcher’s stat: Abbr.
Era
51D
Female sibling for short
Sis
52D
Spanish stadium cheer
Ole
53D
___ neutrality (concern for people using the Web)
Net