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Football film where Charles S. Dutton motivates the titular protagonist, saying "You don't have to prove nothin' to nobody but yourself!" — 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
RUDY
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
August 7 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword August 7 2025
RUDY
1993 biographical sports movie starring Sean Astin that captures the beautiful fall season in some of its scenes
RUDY
4
1993 sports film that is set in the University of Notre Dame
RUDY
4
Biographical sports film about an underdog student who becomes a Notre Dame footballer against all odds
RUDY
4
1993 biographical sports-drama film starring Sean Astin based on real events
RUDY
4
___ Gobert, French basketball player who is a three-time NBA All-Star
RUDY
4
YouTuber Mancuso
RUDY
4
___ 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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