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1 Jeremy Hefner 4 Derrel Harrelson 7 Reliever’s need in a
blowout? 10 Blazers in Bama 11 Tolkien jewelry 13 NFL head coach born & raised in Brownsville 15 Colt who led the NFL in punt returns as a rookie (34 for 303 yards) 16 Dominic Smith’s pos. 19 NY AFL team 23 Devonta Freeman &
Graham Gano 25 Nick with a niblick 26 Home of the South
Alabama Jaguars 28 Spoken 29 Ranger defenseman taken by Atlanta in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft 31 The Isles skated to a 4-4 tie in the first hockey game played
at this arena (1995) 37 Boys High star who was the first pick in the 1956 NBA Draft (Rochester Royals) 38 Baylor Bear who played for the Knicks & Nets 39 Shotput great Beyer 40 Reynaldo Ordonez 41 ––– out a win
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1 Carl Hubbell 2 Musician’s gift 3 Agency aided by
Boss Steinbrenner 4 ––– fide (genuine) 5 Not qualified 6 Coach tied with Coughlin for most career wins in Jacksonville (68) 7 Russian space
station 8 Number Michael Vick wore with the Jets 9 They stay to play 12 Basketball Hall of Famer who had 2 assistant coaching stints with the Nets 14 He led the Mets in wins every year from 1998 to 2002 16 Where Fran Fraschilla coached after Manhattan & St. John’s 17 Also 18 3-4 pos. 20 ––– Lingus 21 Shooter’s trio 22 TV show from NYC 24 Pats special teamer
in 9 Pro Bowls 27 Event host 30 Before meeny 31 Trio for 23 Across 32 Cap 33 Self-esteem 34 Jint Dequartavious
Crowder 35 Dennis Eckersley 36 Harrison’s neighbor SOLUTION IN SATURDAY’S POST