9/29/23
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Go on the ___ (try to elude law enforcement)
Lam
4A
Meat in a Denver omelet
Ham
7A
Jane Austen’s ___ and Prejudice
Pride
12A
Sci-fi alien spacecraft: Abbr.
UFO
13A
What can I ___ convince you?: 2 wds.
Doto
14A
Adjust back to zero as a timer
Reset
15A
Brief sleep
Nap
16A
Prestigious all-boys prep school in England
Eton
17A
Slightly off-kilter
Amiss
18A
American cyclist who won three Tour de France titles from 1986 to 1990: 2 wds.
Greg Lemond
21A
Out of the clear blue ___
Sky
22A
Electric water creature
Eel
23A
Sweet ___ (drink that’s popular in the South)
Tea
24A
Occurrence
Event
27A
Stooge who performed with Larry and Curly
Moe
28A
How could I ___ stupid!: 2 wds.
Beso
32A
Spanish cyclist who won five Tour de France titles from 1991 to 1995: 2 wds.
Miguel Indurain
35A
They identify the owners of luggage
Tags
36A
Got the ___ (was fired from a job)
Axe
37A
The N in TNT
Nitro
38A
Accessory that’s knotted around the neck
Tie
39A
Southern state where Forrest Gump starts and ends: Abbr.
Ala
40A
Fallout from a cigarette but not an e-cigarette
Ash
43A
Belgian cyclist who won five Tour de France titles from 1969 to 1974: 2 wds.
Eddy Merck X
48A
2016 Disney animated film that will have a live-action remake in 2025
Moana
50A
Sounds from displeased spectators
Boos
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
What a basketball net hangs from
Rim
52A
Mistake
Error
53A
Curved trajectories
Arcs
54A
Be in the red
Owe
55A
A watermelon eater might spit them out
Seeds
56A
Prefix for metric or caching
Geo
57A
Word that can follow rolling or bowling
Pin
1D
Organ that the adjective pulmonary refers to
Lung
2D
Off in the distance
Afar
3D
Wear a hangdog expression
Mope
4D
___ Rwanda (Don Cheadle movie)
Hotel
5D
What the winged woman is holding aloft on the Emmy statuette
Atom
6D
Unvarying talking style
Monotone
7D
The Devil Wears ___ (2006 Anne Hathaway movie)
Prada
8D
Shiny Happy People band with three periods in its name
Rem
9D
Egyptian goddess of fertility
Isis
10D
Item of school furniture
Desk
11D
Website with a Jewelry & Accessories section
Etsy
13D
Remove as from a computer document
Delete
19D
Scientific classification that falls between family and species
Genus
20D
___ I say more?
Need
24D
First responder who rides in an ambulance: Abbr.
Emt
25D
By means of
Via
26D
What a turtle or bird hatches from
Egg
27D
Diverse assortment: 2 wds.
Mixed Bag
28D
Prickly shrub
Briar
29D
Consume a meal
Eat
30D
Knightly title
Sir
31D
Lennon’s widow
Ono
33D
___-back (very relaxed)
Laid
34D
Don’t call ___ it’s an emergency
Unless
38D
Rips up
Tears
39D
Gas station brand with a torch logo
Amoco
40D
City that is home to Iowa State University
Ames
41D
Saddle ___ (problem for a horseback rider)
Sore
42D
Relative of a rabbit
Hare
44D
Bygone times
Yore
45D
Cream of the ___ (very best)
Crop
46D
Informal term for a New Zealander
Kiwi
47D
Marvel Comics team that includes Storm and Kitty Pryde: Hyph.
Xmen
49D
Wordless agreement
Nod