9/27/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Human-made waterway
Canal
6A
Space between two front teeth
Gap
9A
____ sells seashells by the seashore
She
12A
Big sports venue
Arena
13A
Record label for Doja Cat and H.E.R
RCA
14A
Keegan-Michael who voices Bumblebee in Transformers One
Key
15A
Poised for action
Ready
16A
Serving of corn
Ear
17A
Outrage
Ire
18A
Eight-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women’s basketball team to Olympic gold in 1984: 2 wds.
Pat Summitt
21A
Classic rock band ____ Zeppelin
Led
22A
Comrade
Pal
23A
Bellow
Yell
25A
What old King Cole smoked
Pipe
29A
____ de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio
31A
Supermarket passageway
Aisle
34A
Three-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women’s basketball team to Olympic gold in 1996: 2 wds.
Tara Vanderveer
37A
Gas station chain with a torch in its logo
Amoco
38A
Cry uncontrollably
Sob
39A
At Last singer _____ James
Etta
40A
Super-stylish
Chic
42A
Los Angeles Lakers’ organization: Abbr.
NBA
44A
Enemy
Foe
46A
Three-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women’s basketball team to Olympic 2021: 2 wds
Down Staley
52A
___-Ida (seller of Golden Crinkles frozen fries)
Ore
53A
Compete in a tournament
Vie
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Car rental company named after a Texas landmark
Alamo
55A
Main color of a stop sign
Red
56A
Night school course for some immigrants to America: Abbr.
Esl
57A
Swift
Rapid
58A
_____ and don’t
Dos
59A
___ Monte (brand of canned fruit)
Del
60A
Pic-sharing app, for short
Insta
1D
Freshwater fish often caught in the Animal Crossing games
Carp
2D
Amount of space inside a shape
Area
3D
Opposite of messy
Neat
4D
No ifs, ___, or buts
Ands
5D
Close-range basketball shot
Lay Up
6D
1984 comedy horror movie with the characters Gizmo and Stripe
Gremlins
7D
___ Cocoa Haze Bowl (Smoothie King offering that includes berries)
Acai
8D
Democratic or Republican, for example
Party
9D
Person’s range of abilities: 2 wds.
Skill Set
10D
___ today, gone tomorrow
Here
11D
Green-___ monster (jealousy)
Eyed
19D
Actress Wilson of 1996’s Matilda
Mara
20D
Put a rip in
Tear
24D
Not prerecorded
Live
25D
School-supporting organization: Abbr.
Pta
26D
___ the Walrus (Beatles song): 2 wds.
I Am
27D
Goes forward
Proceeds
28D
Per person
Each
30D
CBS Evening News anchor Norah
Odonnell
32D
___ the chips fall where they may
Let
33D
French history’s Napoleonic ______
Era
35D
Null and ____ (invalid)
Void
36D
Flows back, like the tide
Ebbs
41D
Gave in under pressure
Caved
43D
Video game company that created Pong
Atari
44D
He became president after Nixon resigned
Ford
45D
Nabisco cookie
Oreo
47D
___ guy (smart aleck)
Wise
48D
Fast X actor Ritchson
Alan
49D
Circuits in a swimming pool
Laps
50D
Radiate, as vibes
Emit
51D
Green character in the Star Wars series
Yoda