"Big ___" (nickname for Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz) Crossword Clue

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"Big ___" (nickname for Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz) Crossword Answer

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NICKNAME (noun)
1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person’s given name)
2. a descriptive name for a place or thing
NICKNAME (verb)
1. give a nickname to
BASEBALL (noun)
1. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
2. a ball used in playing baseball

More The Atlantic Crossword (10/19/2025) Answers

Across

1. Drum usually positioned at hip height

6. Absolutely beat

11. Tennis star Swiatek

14. Some accounts

15. Comparatively ashen

16. The M of MNF, for short

17. Image that might challenge your perspective

20. Miraculous

21. 'Your point being . . .'

22. Spanish verb that conjugates to son in third-person plural

23. Cause of most Monopoly bankruptcies

24. Itty-bitty

25. Perfect score for Quan Hongchan or Chen Yuxi

26. Chopped host Allen

27. Partial halos that appear around the sun

30. … and make it snappy!

32. At ___ (for free)

34. "You think I did it?!"

35. In a shabby state, maybe

37. European capital that may have been the first city to have 1 million inhabitants

38. Shape of some earrings and skirts

39. Tool helpful for fishing in a frozen lake

41. Things looked up to by California-nature lovers?

43. Country home to track stars Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karsten Warholm: abbr.

46. It might come from Mars

47. "Light" prefix that rhymes with 48-Across

48. "Unhurried" prefix that rhymes with 47-Across

49. "Aladdin ___" (David Bowie album)

50. Reunion attendee

52. Head wear associated with the French Revolution

57. Musician Puente, known as "El Rey de los Timbales"

58. Unhurried speed, maybe

59. Congregate

60. "You haven't won yet!"

61. Lifesaving ctrs.

62. Verbally admonish

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Down

1. Earful for those getting an eyeful, maybe?

2. Minnesota Lynx star who co-founded the Unrivaled basketball league

3. Suggestions that might alleviate congestion?

4. Vixen's restraint

5. See safely to one's vehicle

6. Grandeur

7. Word before can or brush

8. She/___ pronouns

9. "Little" Dickens character

10. ___TV (NCAA March Madness airer)

11. "Don't test me right now!"

12. Holier-than-thou individual, perhaps

13. War journalist Curry

18. Word of supplication that sometimes ends Islamic prayers

19. Orientalism author Edward ___

24. Compound known for going 💥

27. Not none, but not many

28. Where one might find old Explorers

29. Nurses, maybe

31. Rehab professionals

33. Former Representative Bush

36. Jabbers

38. Enticement for Winnie-the-Pooh

40. Endurance activity in which one's legs are bent at 90 degrees

42. Feels so inclined

45. Takeoff location, say

49. River in which Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam to prove its (alleged) cleanliness before the 2024 Olympics

51. Bon __

53. Really soak up some rays, maybe

54. Chain often referred to as "Mediterranean Chipotle"

55. "Pocket rockets," in Texas Hold'em

56. Free coffee at the office, for example

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