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___ football, sport invented in Maryland, USA that features rules similar to regular football, but with fabric pulling instead of tackling — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the July 7 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
FLAG
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
July 7 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword July 7 2026
FLAG
Capture the ___, team game featuring sneak attacks and wild dashes. Can you make it home with the ultimate prize?
FLAG
4
"Waving" symbol of a nation
FLAG
4
Red ___ (sign of trouble)
FLAG
4
It's hoisted to express patriotism
FLAG
4
The Stars and Stripes, for one
FLAG
4
Nation's "waving" symbol ... and a word used with 23a to signify 50a
FLAG
4
(6/6) "I bought a waving ___ for my car. Blasting "YMCA," I drove home with a big, beaming grin!"
FLAG
4
Red ___ (sign of trouble)
FLAG
4
___ football, limited contact version of football that you can enjoy playing on a chilly fall day
FLAG
4
Patriotic symbol attached to a pole
FLAG
4
Capture the ___, kids' game where teams sneak into each other's territory, often played in 17a
FLAG
4
White ___ (sign of surrender)
FLAG
4
Kiddie lunchbox sandwich: Abbr.
PBJ
3
"Six-pack" muscles, for short
ABS
3
"Breaking ___," drama series
BAD
3
Written promises to pay: Abbr.
IOUS
4
Sing without words
HUM
3
Letters on a tombstone
RIP
3
"Go poke your ___ into someone else's business"
NOSE
4
Scrabble piece
TILE
4
Morning hours: Abbr.
AMS
3
Ringo ___, drummer of the Beatles
STARR
5
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