___ talk (motivating pre-game speech) Crossword Clue

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___ talk (motivating pre-game speech) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. liveliness and energy

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MOTIVATING (noun)
1. the act of motivating; providing incentive
MOTIVATING (adjective)
1. impelling to action
SPEECH (noun)
1. (language) communication by word of mouth
2. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

More Daily Themed Crossword (3/2/2026) Answers

Across

1. Pacino and Gore, for two

7. Gymnast's landing spot

10. "Burnt ___ crisp" (extremely charred): 2 wds.

11. Grammy-winning singer Grande, to fans

12. ___ slaw (cabbage-based side dish)

13. Stare at shamelessly

15. Quick-thinking humor

16. Rock 'n' ___ (music genre for 57a and 12d)

17. Lodging on a road trip, often

19. "The Distance" band who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a classic birthday treat

21. "Neither here ___ there"

23. "Bald" bird on the Presidential seal

27. Fast-drying paint medium

31. Google's mailing service

32. Top of a two-piece

33. Dua Lipa's music genre

35. ___ band (group like NSYNC or Westlife)

36. "Helpless" band who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a common sweetener

39. One of a knitted hand-warming pair

42. Actress Catherine ___-Jones of "Wednesday"

43. "This ___ shall pass"

44. Story about Pandora or Medusa, say

47. ___ Girls, "Wannabe" group who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a flavor enhancer

51. Addition symbol

54. Currently trending

56. King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh, colloquially)

57. Pearl ___, "Black" band who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a sweet fruit spread

58. Wide-eyed feeling

59. "The Good Wife" network: Abbr.

60. Place for a gold facial

61. Clip-on ___

62. "___ Jude," song by the Beatles

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Down

1. Particle with electrons and neutrons

2. Nike's Swoosh or Wikipedia's globe, e.g.

3. ___-N-Pepa, "Push It" group who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a classic seasoning

4. Dog's handshake offering

5. ___ Clapton, "My Father's Eyes" singer

6. Bread enjoyed with hummus

7. Dairy farm call

8. "Against ___ odds"

9. Graham Bell's invention, for short

12. "Sunshine Of Your Love" band who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a "whipped" pie topping

14. Billie Holiday's "___ Meeny Miney Mo"

18. "That's a funny meme!": Abbr.

20. Beer barrel at frat parties

22. Letters on a tombstone

24. ___ Kaplan, star of "Welcome back, Kotter"

25. Simba or Mufasa, for one

26. Actor Ron ___ of "Tarzan"

27. Muscles that are "crunched" during crunches, briefly

28. Penelope ___, actress from "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

29. "It's all the ___ these days" ("It's very popular")

30. Website address ender

34. Center of a peach

37. Dollar dispensers: Abbr.

38. Billy ___ Cyrus who featured in "Old Town Road"

40. How-___ (instructional steps)

41. Bunk bed option

45. Not this

46. "... ___ wonder what you are" (line from a popular nursery rhyme): 2 wds.

48. Reaction to poison ivy, maybe

49. It has six sides

50. E-commerce site for crafts

51. Slumber party wear for short

52. Where a napkin may rest

53. One, in Portuguese

55. Gym shirt, informally

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