Combat sport where gloves are used while people try to land punches for points — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 25 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
BOXING
6 letters
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February 25 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword February 25 2025
BOXING
Combat sport in a ring, where a panel of judges decides whose punches, footwork, and controlled pace earn the win, if there's no knockout
BOXING
6
Combat sport often played in a ring, which has nothing to do with packaging, despite what its name may make one think
BOXING
6
Happy ___ Day! Let's unwrap the Christmas presents while solving 7a, 20a, 22a, 36a, and 43d.
BOXING
6
Hand-to-hand close combat sport involving jabs, uppercuts, and TKOs
BOXING
6
Comfy nightwear, for short
PJS
3
Traffic signal stop color
RED
3
Alley-___
OOP
3
Ghost's greeting
BOO
3
"... And they lived happily ___ after"
EVER
4
King Kong species
APE
3
Button pressed after writing an email
SEND
4
"Take a trip down memory ___"
LANE
4
___ of war, sport played with a rope where players pull and try to yank the other team over the line
TUG
3
Hollywood's country: Abbr.
USA
3
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