Connections Sports Edition #753 hints and answers
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A whistle blows, then the official chooses what comes next
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Things the man in the middle can give, show, or wave on in soccer.
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One of the four: FREE KICK
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SOCCER REFEREE DECISIONS AFTER A FOUL: PENALTY, FREE KICK, CARD, ADVANTAGE
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Cartoon panels would print these in bold type
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Noise words: ball meeting rim, upright, net, or metal, written the way it sounds.
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One of the four: DOINK
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ONOMATOPOEIAS: BLOOP, CLANK, DOINK, SWISH
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Sunday crowds file in beneath somebody else's name
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Pro football homes named for a company or a person; you supply only the opening part.
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One of the four: LINCOLN
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FIRST WORDS IN NFL STADIUM NAMES: BANK, LINCOLN, LUCAS, RAYMOND
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One small word in front, four new meanings
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The same common word placed before each of these yields familiar compound terms from different fields.
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One of the four: COUNTRY
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CAN BE PRECEDED BY "CROSS": CHECKING, BAR, OVER, COUNTRY
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