NFL official Crossword Clue

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NFL official Crossword Answer

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REF

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(noun)
1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
2. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
(verb)
1. evaluate professionally a colleague’s work
2. be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

Hint 2: Clue Definition

OFFICIAL (adjective)
1. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
2. having official authority or sanction
OFFICIAL (noun)
1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office
2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

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More Daily Commuter Crossword (9/18/2026) Answers

Across

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7. Enter forcibly

13. Literary twist

15. Gadget for potatoes

16. Competitor who's not the favorite

18. Shade-providing cover

19. Notices

20. Made a conjecture

22. __ Artois (beer brand)

24. Cry loudly

26. Illegal acts

29. Opening remarks

32. High-class group

33. Convent residents

35. Wise bird

37. Take home after taxes

38. Michigan State athlete

41. "Golly!"

42. Swim-bike-run race, for short

43. Well-qualified

44. From Japan or Cambodia, e.g.

46. Selena's genre

49. Gem surfaces

50. ___ Moines

51. __ split (ice-cream dessert)

54. Speak very softly

56. Medical scans: Abbr.

60. Trainee worker

63. Schoolbag

65. Chinese broccoli: 2 wds.

67. Involuntary movements

68. Written rant

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Down

1. Name of 12 popes

2. Composer Thomas

3. Took a taxi

4. Israel’s parliament

5. Balloon filler

6. Marsh plants

7. Some craft beers (Abbr.)

8. Most recent

9. Seller

10. Boxer Laila

11. Lion's home

12. Rowing machine

14. *Heart and ___

17. Type of toothpaste

21. __-Chapelle (Paris church)

23. Three, in Spanish

25. Dance energetically

26. Penny

27. Phone notification

28. Felt sorry for

30. Secret gov't. group: Abbr.

31. Perspiration

33. Powerful people

34. Web address: Abbr.

36. Camera part

39. Negative review

40. Indian flatbread

45. Run playfully

47. Gemstones

48. Hindu retreat

49. Zany comedies

52. Police announcement: Abbr.

53. Close by

55. Rustic lodges

57. Hard to find

58. Frozen drink brand

59. Agenda, for short

60. Social-media accounts: Abbr.

61. Short sleep

62. Actress Carrere

64. Chick-fil-A competitor

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