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"Coach ___," sports film where Samuel L. Jackson motivates his team with the words, "You men played like champions ... you never gave up." — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 7 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
CARTER
6 letters
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August 7 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword August 7 2025
CARTER
"Coach ___," 2005 biographical sports film starring Samuel L. Jackson as the titular coach
CARTER
6
Jimmy ___, US President who has won three Grammy awards for Best Spoken Word Album
CARTER
6
Freddy ___, actor who portrays Kaz Brekker in "Shadow and Bone"
CARTER
6
"The ___ Effect," 2017 documentary based on a Toronto Raptors player
CARTER
6
Angela ___, English feminist writer who wrote "The Bloody Chamber"
CARTER
6
___ John's Pizza (restaurant franchise)
PAPA
4
"Why ___ the chicken cross the road?"
DID
3
Enjoyed a burger, say
ATE
3
Radiate light, like a bulb
EMIT
4
Australian flightless bird
EMU
3
Like Ikea furniture: Abbr.
DIY
3
Candy ___ (red and white Christmas treat)
CANE
4
Cul-de-___ (street's dead end)
SAC
3
Of sound mind
SANE
4
Ice hockey equipment
STICK
5
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