9/6/24
Sports Fan Friday
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1A
Keep the noise down!
Shh
4A
Embarrasing mistake
Gaffe
9A
Necktai often held together by a clasp
Bolo
13A
Colorful fish in a water garden
Koi
14A
Boston Marathon’s month
April
15A
Scandinavian furniture retailer
Ikea
16A
Annoying little child
Imp
17A
German tennis player who achieved the Career Grand Slam four times in her career: 2 wds.
Steffi Graf
19A
Empty ___ syndrome
Nest
21A
Pachinko actor ____ Min-ho
Lee
22A
Sounds from someone who’s hurting
Moans
23A
Covered in frost
Icy
25A
___ in (agree to participate)
Opt
26A
Historic landmark in San Antonio
Alamo
29A
One of Bran’s siblings on Game of Thrones
Arya
31A
Atrocious
Bad
34A
American tennis player who achieved the Career Grand Slam three times in her career: 2 wds.
Serena Williams
37A
Have an ___ to grind (need to complain)
Axe
38A
Made a quick escape
Fled
39A
To no ____ (in vain)
Avail
40A
Quite small
Wee
41A
Group that conducts pat-down at airports: Abbr.
Tsa
42A
Flies high
Soars
45A
Be in the red
Owe
47A
What’s in the papers
News
51A
American tennis player who achieved the Career Grand Slam twice in her career: 2 wds.
Chris Evert
54A
Bathroom, in Britain
Loo
55A
Isn’t feeling healthy
Ails
56A
Alternative to PayPal or Zelle
Venmo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
First name of Baseball Hall of Famers Brock and Gehrig
Lou
58A
It’s a ____ point (It’s irrelevant)
Moot
59A
Pretentiously showy
Artsy
60A
European peak
Alp
1D
No ____ of my nose
Skin
2D
Website’s landing page
Home
3D
Joints between the legs and the torso
Hips
4D
Fuel for some grills
Gas
5D
In a fitting manner
Aptly
6D
On the house
Free
7D
Small flute
Fife
8D
Helper in Santa’s workshop
Elf
9D
Person who’s biased against other group
Bigot
10D
Fried side item in Louisiana
Okra
11D
Low in fat
Lean
12D
Blockheads
Oafs
18D
African antelopes
Impalas
20D
Newsmagazine with a Person of the Year
Time
24D
Admit to a crime
Confess
25D
Olive who was played in Popeye by the late Shelley Duvall
Oyl
26D
Clear ___ bell: 2 wds.
As A
27D
Superman’s archenemy Luthor
Lex
28D
____ you kidding me?
Are
29D
Stunned emotion
Awe
30D
I’ll be glad to get ___ of it (It’s going in the trash)
Rid
31D
Sheep’s comment
Baa
32D
What ___ bid (auctioneer’s line): 2 wds.
Am I
33D
ISP option: Abbr.
DSL
35D
Something on draft at a bar
Ale
36D
____ the Terrible (infamous Russian czar)
Ivan
40D
Bracelet’s place
Wrist
41D
School year divisions
Terms
42D
Call from an unknown number, often
Scam
43D
State whose quarter says Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers
Ohio
44D
Dinosaur in a 2015 Pixar movie
Arlo
45D
____ the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz song)
Over
46D
Froggy ____ a-Courtin (folk tune)
Went
48D
Actress Rubin of The Idea of You
Ella
49D
Fabric from goats and rabbits
Wool
50D
Food made by Campbell’s
Soup
52D
Actress Mendes
Eva
53D
View-Master, for example
Toy