NFL official, for short Crossword Clue

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NFL official, for short Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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
SHORT (adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT (verb)
1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in
SHORT (adverb)
1. at a disadvantage
2. quickly and without warning
SHORT (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

Hint 3: Anagram

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Across

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16. Hip Hop Is Dead rapper

17. Tennis court divider

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22. "Heat of the ___" (hit song by Asia)

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28. "___ a Bad Thing" (Justin Timberlake song)

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36. U-turn from NNW

37. Football field distances: Abbr.

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Down

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