NFL play starter Crossword Clue

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NFL play starter Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. move or strike with a noise
2. separate or cause to separate abruptly
(noun)
1. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
2. tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STARTER (noun)
1. an electric motor for starting an engine
2. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
PLAY (verb)
1. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
2. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
PLAY (noun)
1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
2. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Daily Pop Crossword (2/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. High-IQ group

6. Have fun at Vail

9. "Incidentally," in text shorthand

12. Filled cookies

13. Chili __ carne

14. "Be ___ Guest" ("Beauty and the Beast" song)

15. Former music festival held in Chicago, Illinois

17. 3-Down sports org. (Abbr.)

18. Long-running forensic drama series

19. Waze calculation (Abbr.)

21. ID-checker's concern

23. Vicinity

25. Completely perplexed (3 wds.)

29. "Green ___" (classic sitcom set on a farm)

32. Boxing ring official, informally

33. Major Oklahoma crop

35. Stunned texter's letters

36. Megan Mullally's "Will & Grace" role

38. Remove before printing (2 wds.)

40. Words at the end of an estimate (2 wds.)

42. Manual weed whacker

43. Unlike green tomatoes

45. Title at the top of an org chart (Abbr.)

47. Chest bone

50. Post-op recovery room (Abbr.)

51. Annual music festival held in Indio, California

54. Tool sometimes used to solve crosswords

55. Rental ad abbreviation

56. Muslim religion

57. Pose a question

58. Haven't Met You ___ (Michael Bublé song)

59. Actress Alexander who plays Maura Isles on "Rizzoli & Isles"

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1. Floor cleaner's tool

2. Actor Stonestreet who won two Emmys for "Modern Family"

3. Brooklyn's 17-Across team

4. "The ___ Network" (Aaron Sorkin film about the founding of Facebook)

5. Wood for Louisville Sluggers

6. Tennis star Andy Murray, for one

7. Divided Asian peninsula

8. Calligraphy supply

9. Annual music festival held in Manchester, Tennessee

10. Big horn in a marching band

11. Rolled sandwich

16. "___ Air" (NPR talk show)

20. "Just a ___!" ("Whoa!")

22. Commencement robes

24. Racetrack odds, e.g.

25. Biblical boat

26. Bigelow product

27. Annual music festival that originated in Brooklyn, New York, and is now held in cities around the world

28. "O say can you ___ ... "

30. Bird on Australia's coat of arms

31. Police department rank: Abbr.

34. Type of specialized committee (2 wds.)

37. Prior to, in verse

39. Mother with a Nobel Prize

41. "___, all ye faithful ... " (2 wds.)

43. Kelly on morning TV

44. Puts frosting on, as a cake

46. "___ End boys and West End girls" (Pet Shop Boys lyric)

48. Terrible problems

49. Not very exciting

51. Faith Hill song that begins, "If I had just one tear running down your cheek"

52. "___ Eye Is on the Sparrow" (classic hymn)

53. Simon & Garfunkel's "I ___ Rock": 2 wds.

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