"Gladiator" actor who plays boxer James J. Braddock in 5-Down (2 wds.) Crossword Clue

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GLADIATOR (noun)
1. a professional boxer
2. (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat

More Daily Pop Crossword (2/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. Plant, as seeds

4. Freezer cubes

7. "Cracked ___ View" (Hootie & the Blowfish's debut album)

11. "The Parent ___" (Disney remake starring Lindsay Lohan)

13. Get ___ of (throw out)

14. Meat-inspecting org. (Abbr.)

15. Alt-rock band Better Than ___

16. "Hulk" director Lee

17. Discharge forcibly, as from a volcano

18. High fly ball to the shortstop, say (Hyph.)

20. Salon colors

22. "Bend It ___ Beckham" (Keira Knightley soccer film)

24. Allows to use temporarily

28. Online diarist

31. "___ John B" (hit song for the Beach Boys)

32. World Golf Hall of Famer Isao

33. Yost who managed the 2015 World Series champion Royals

35. Fancy fabric with metallic threads

36. Buzz off!

38. Had a sandwich, perhaps

40. Fats Domino's "Ain't That a ___"

41. Shakespearean king with three daughters

42. Actress Jessica of the "Fantastic Four" films

44. Ball hit over the wall

48. Underhanded plan

51. Electric guitar player's need

53. Reacted to an alarm clock

54. Olympic sprinter Usain

55. Sheep's bleat

56. Actress Barbara who played a TV genie

57. "Shakespeare in Love" Oscar winner Dench

58. Conclusion

59. Suffix on superlative words

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Down

1. Pedometer unit

2. Rice-shaped pasta

3. Become misshapen

4. Sportswriter Berkow

5. Ron Howard film about boxer James J. Braddock's surprising defeat of World Heavyweight Champion Max Baer (2 wds.)

6. Fidgety

8. Mind-reading ability, for short

9. Citrus beverage suffix

10. "Monday Night ___" (WWE show on Netflix)

12. "Sideways" actor who plays boxing manager Joe Gould in 5-Down (2 wds.)

19. Wilbur of "Charlotte's Web," for one

21. Golfer Ernie nicknamed The Big Easy

23. Thirteen-time MLB All-Star Griffey Jr.

25. Biblical ark-builder

26. "Under the ___" (TV series based on a Stephen King novel)

27. Went too fast

28. "All About That ___" (Meghan Trainor hit song)

29. Scottish lake

30. Fried side with a po' boy

34. "With all ___ respect..."

37. "Coca-Cola Cowboy" singer Tillis

39. "I'll pass," slangily

43. Baseball great Ruth

45. New Wave band Depeche ___

46. __ out a living (barely gets by)

47. Tenants monthly expense

48. Kid-friendly sandwich, for short

49. Bodybuilder/actor Ferrigno

50. Out of date

52. ___ thai (dish of rice noodles)

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