Best Comeback Athlete, e.g. Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. catch sight of

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COMEBACK (noun)
1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
2. return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
ATHLETE (noun)
1. a person trained to compete in sports

Hint 3: Anagram

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PYES

More LA Times Crossword (12/1/2025) Answers

Across

1. South American capital city with a namesake legume

5. Tells a white lie

9. Resist authority

14. Many a North African

15. Foot or furlong

16. Fill with joy

17. *Belongings

20. Capitol Hill VIP

21. "Well, gosh!"

22. Small talk

23. *Grow, as a savings account

28. Small caves

29. South Korean capital

32. Fires up, as an engine

33. Stair climber's aid

36. Bert's "Sesame Street" roommate

38. Summer on the Riviera

39. *Gas station convenience store chain

41. 'Compadre'

42. Body midsection

44. Headquarters

45. Minute ___ orange juice

46. "__ mio": classic Italian love song

48. General unease

50. *Philosophical concept concerning the moral code of the universe

53. Civil rights icon Parks

56. Forensic sci. specialty

57. Snatch

58. Snarky response to a boast, and what can be said about the ends of the answers to the starred clues?

64. Assumed name

65. Equipment

66. Silicon Valley city Palo ___

67. ___ luck!

69. Whole bunch

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Down

1. Once around the track

2. Outrage

3. Exploratory vehicles on the red planet

4. Removes (oneself)

5. Sounds like a good time!

6. Once ___ lifetime

7. Hogwash

8. Cattle ranch animal

9. NBA official

10. Qualified voter

11. "Brandenburg Concertos" composer

12. Jazz vocalist James

13. ___ we forget …

18. "I'm taking care of that"

19. Add-on charges

23. White marsh bird

24. Unimaginative retort

25. Sushi seaweed

26. Bygone Russian rulers

27. "___, and ye shall find"

30. Debt collector's target

31. Be a go-between

34. Winter road hazard

35. Alpaca kin

37. Respected leader

39. Pepsi or Coke

40. List-shortening abbr

43. Hyundai sedans

45. Salsa percussion pair

47. Inscribe with acid

49. Unique

51. Factor in battery life

52. Ceremonial acts

53. Money in Iran

54. Norway home of the Munch Museum

55. Peevish state

59. Agcy. that X-rays bags

60. Sticky tree juice

61. Snoop

62. Stopped fasting

63. Blue

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