9/15/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Catch ya later
Bye
4A
Girl on Fire singer Keys
Alicia
10A
Living in the ___ luxury
Lap
13A
Went fast on a treadmill
Ran
14A
Falcon’s sharp claws
Talons
15A
Nickname for the president on the penny
Abe
16A
Quarterback who led the Colts to a 28-point playoff comeback in 2014: 2 wds.
Andrew Luck
18A
Doctor employed by a zoo
Vet
19A
Decorative fish in a backyard pond
Koi
20A
Wellness retreat facility
Spa
21A
Suffix in the names of many scandals
Gate
22A
1990s presidential candidate H. Perot
Ross
25A
Nothing to ___ here
See
27A
Core muscles
Abs
29A
Tablet’s Internet connection, often: Hyph.
Wifi
32A
Operatic tunes
Arias
36A
Second-year quarterback who led the Jaguars to a 27-point playoff comeback in 2023: 2 wds.
Trevor Lawrence
39A
Runway walker in a fashion show
Model
40A
Central processing ___
Unit
41A
Cast a magic spell on
Hex
42A
Band whose albums include Reckoning and Document
Rem
44A
Spicy South Asian cuisine
Thai
46A
Enjoy recess
Play
49A
Bird raised on some Outback farms
Emu
52A
Antiques Roadshow network
PBS
54A
Where Blistex is applied
Lip
55A
Backup quarterback who led the Bills to a 32-point playoff comeback in 1993: 2 wds.
Frank Reich
59A
Official enforcing MLB’s pitch timer, for short
Ump
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
Under-par score, in golf
Birdie
61A
The lady doth protest ____ much
Too
62A
Stranded sailor’s distress call
Sos
63A
How strange …. 2 wds.
Its Odd
64A
Brand of engine additive
STP
1D
Undergarment for women
Bra
2D
Give a hard tug
Yank
3D
Vouched for, as a political candidate
Endorsed
4D
Grabbed a bite
Ate
5D
Legislation, once enacted
Law
6D
Afflictions
Ills
7D
Overthrow of government rule
Coup
8D
Early Peruvians
Incas
9D
Fire off a question
Ask
10D
Floor Is ___ (Netflix game show)
Lava
11D
Aid and ____
Abet
12D
Tennis great Sampras
Pete
17D
Brazilian metropolis, for short
Rio
21D
Maybe I Do star Richard
Gere
23D
Quite muscular, in slang
Swole
24D
Gentleman’s title
Sir
26D
Move heaven and ___
Earth
27D
Device where you can get money 24/7: Abbr.
Atm
28D
Close male friend, casually
Bro
30D
Blue ___ (sick-out by cops)
Flu
31D
Spy novel writer Fleming
Ian
33D
Holds back
Inhibits
34D
Highest-value card in many games
Ace
35D
On the Basis of ___ (2018 movie)
Sex
37D
Exceedingly
Very
38D
Aptitude for humor
Wit
43D
Philip Morris cigarette brand
Merit
45D
Gibbon or bonobo, for example
Ape
46D
What + indicates
Plus
47D
Vehicle often taken to a prom
Limo
48D
Online marketplace downloads
Apps
50D
Planet that’s being explored by two NASA rovers
Mars
51D
Reverse the previous computer command
Undo
53D
Person in a tartan kilt, typically
Scot
55D
The Blacklist agency: Abbr.
FBI
56D
Child
Kid
57D
Fire hydrant’s color, often
Red
58D
Just a ___, skip, and a jump away
Hop