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19Abbreviations

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Gridiron Grind — Complete Answer List

This page covers the Gridiron Grind bonus pack from Daily Themed Crossword — 279 clues with every answer listed. Packs sit outside the daily calendar: they stay in the app permanently and are built around a single subject rather than a single date, so you can work through one at your own pace instead of racing a midnight reset.

At 279 clues this pack is smaller than the average pack, which runs to about 290. The longest answer is TOUCHDOWN at 9 letters. Note the clue flags as you read: 19 clues here end in "Abbr.", so those answers are shortened forms, and 2 carry a "wds." marker, meaning the answer is several words run together without spaces.

Clues appear below in the order the game gives them, so you can scroll to roughly where you are stuck rather than hunting the whole list. The pack index holds all 202 sets, and if your puzzle is dated rather than themed it will be in the daily archive or the mini archive instead.

Answers 1–120

Gridiron Grind — Clues 1 to 120

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#1	Unknown person for short	Show answer	4
#2	Anger with up	Show answer	4
#3	Poetic dusk	Show answer	3
#4	___ Murray Arizona Cardinals player who was awarded Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019	Show answer	5
#5	Author Fleming	Show answer	3
#6	___ Eyes song by The Eagles	Show answer	4
#7	___ Miss Rebels (college football team from Mississippi)	Show answer	3
#8	Edible ladys finger?	Show answer	4
#9	___ Young Washington Commanders player who was awarded Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2020	Show answer	5
#10	Violins big cousin	Show answer	5
#11	Double of five	Show answer	3
#12	Storyline that may thicken?	Show answer	4
#13	Nick ___ San Francisco 49ers player who was awarded Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019	Show answer	4
#14	The ___ Witch Project 1999 horror film	Show answer	5
#15	Recede like the tide	Show answer	3
#16	Book after Galatians for short	Show answer	3
#17	Maiden name indicator	Show answer	3
#18	Video counterpart for short	Show answer	3
#19	Response to a question for short	Show answer	3
#20	Cold rock in a soda perhaps	Show answer	3
#21	British bathroom	Show answer	3
#22	2012 movie bear	Show answer	3
#23	Hospital ward for serious cases Abbr.	Show answer	3
#24	___ Vea defensive football player who plays defense as a nose tackle	Show answer	4
#25	Through on an itinerary	Show answer	3
#26	Medicine measurement	Show answer	4
#27	Kind of wolf	Show answer	4
#28	___ Page former defensive football player who played defensive tackle and is one of the greatest defensive linemen	Show answer	4
#29	Aaron ___ one of the greatest defensive football players who plays defensive tackle	Show answer	6
#30	Keats ___ on a Grecian Urn	Show answer	3
#31	Tokyo formerly	Show answer	3
#32	Mountain Dew e.g.	Show answer	4
#33	Painters canvas holder	Show answer	5
#34	Willing and ___	Show answer	4
#35	Prince ___ Valiants first son	Show answer	3
#36	Kangaroos child	Show answer	4
#37	___ Ramsey defensive football player who plays defense as a cornerback	Show answer	5
#38	___ Miller defensive football player who plays outside linebacker	Show answer	3
#39	Keep your ___ on the ball	Show answer	3
#40	Electric fish?	Show answer	3
#41	Pollen collector	Show answer	3
#42	Reggaes Marley	Show answer	3
#43	Pitch Perfect actress ___ Kendrick	Show answer	4
#44	Ripped as cloth	Show answer	4
#45	Airport approximation Abbr.	Show answer	3
#46	Training Day actress ___ Mendes	Show answer	3
#47	Land-based military unit	Show answer	4
#48	Rat catching device	Show answer	4
#49	Emulate 007 say	Show answer	3
#50	Day after Monday for short	Show answer	4
#51	NBA scores for short	Show answer	3
#52	Sir ___ mascot for the Carolina Panthers who is named after a cats sound	Show answer	4
#53	Fitting as a description	Show answer	3
#54	___ boy! Well done!	Show answer	4
#55	Mascot for the Philadelphia Eagles who was featured in the film Ace Ventura Pet Detective	Show answer	5
#56	Vapor in a sauna	Show answer	5
#57	Law enforcers on base Abbr.	Show answer	3
#58	Protons place	Show answer	4
#59	Irrelevant or useless point	Show answer	4
#60	At the highest point as of a mountain	Show answer	4
#61	Sourdough ___ mascot for the San Francisco 49ers who was introduced in the 70s	Show answer	3
#62	Wood-cutting tool	Show answer	3
#63	Bathroom fixture	Show answer	4
#64	Train stopping point for short	Show answer	3
#65	___ are a few of my favorite things (Julie Andrews line)	Show answer	5
#66	Sports car roof Hyph.	Show answer	4
#67	Sushi tuna	Show answer	3
#68	Pertaining to the sea	Show answer	5
#69	Do ___ disturb	Show answer	3
#70	Detroit ___ American football team with four NFL championships wins	Show answer	5
#71	Ohio city that is home to the Browns of the NFL for short	Show answer	3
#72	Work assigned	Show answer	4
#73	So on and so forth Abbr.	Show answer	3
#74	___ Manning legendary Giants quarterback	Show answer	3
#75	Monday Night Football airer Abbr.	Show answer	4
#76	This is ___-win situation 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#77	Six follower	Show answer	5
#78	Los Angeles ___ American football team with two Super Bowl wins	Show answer	4
#79	Steals pirate-style	Show answer	5
#80	Ohm e.g.	Show answer	4
#81	___ of Mexico (ocean basin)	Show answer	4
#82	___ Gadot Fast & Furious actress	Show answer	3
#83	New Orleans ___ American football team with one Super Bowl win	Show answer	6
#84	Tenants contract	Show answer	5
#85	Raise as plants	Show answer	4
#86	Precious stone	Show answer	3
#87	80s sitcom alien	Show answer	3
#88	Of sound mind	Show answer	4
#89	We ___ the Champions (song by Queen played during the 2021 NFL playoffs)	Show answer	3
#90	Oyster bead	Show answer	5
#91	Call of Duty Black ___ (video game)	Show answer	3
#92	Belgiums continent for short	Show answer	3
#93	Stitch a hem	Show answer	3
#94	Indianapolis ___ American football team with two Super Bowl wins	Show answer	5
#95	Watch your ___! (parents warning)	Show answer	4
#96	Last but not the ___	Show answer	5
#97	Houston baseball player informally	Show answer	4
#98	If I Stay actress Mireille ___	Show answer	4
#99	Ran as color on cloth	Show answer	4
#100	Grinding tooth	Show answer	5
#101	Popular card game	Show answer	3
#102	Added up amount	Show answer	3
#103	60 in a minute for short	Show answer	4
#104	Super Bowl breaks for short	Show answer	3
#105	Chicago ___ American football team with one Super Bowl win	Show answer	5
#106	Cordon ___ (cheesy dish)	Show answer	4
#107	Dancing Queen hitmakers	Show answer	4
#108	Ready and willings partner	Show answer	4
#109	Decimal marker	Show answer	3
#110	Old gridiron organization Abbr.	Show answer	3
#111	Alien spaceship Abbr.	Show answer	3
#112	Offensive line position played by Quenton Nelson	Show answer	5
#113	One who may inherit wealth	Show answer	4
#114	Stop right there!	Show answer	4
#115	Old-fashioned Goodness gracious!	Show answer	4
#116	___ rusher defensive position played by Myles Garrett	Show answer	4
#117	Pending reveal on a TV schedule Abbr.	Show answer	3
#118	Lennons wife Yoko	Show answer	3
#119	Avengers Infinity ___ 2018 Marvel film	Show answer	3
#120	Chew on	Show answer	4

Answers 121–240

Gridiron Grind — Clues 121 to 240

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#121	Tight ___ hybrid offensive position played by Rob Gronkowski	Show answer	3
#122	Experienced as a sensation	Show answer	4
#123	Mortal enemy	Show answer	3
#124	Like some infected dogs	Show answer	5
#125	Defensive backfield position played by Deion Sanders	Show answer	6
#126	Drain blockage	Show answer	4
#127	Offensive line position responsible for backward passing that is played by Jason Kelce	Show answer	6
#128	Gators relative for short	Show answer	4
#129	Ping-___	Show answer	4
#130	Make a mistake	Show answer	3
#131	August follower for short	Show answer	3
#132	Dundee resident	Show answer	4
#133	Recipe measures for short	Show answer	4
#134	Mix as sugar in tea	Show answer	4
#135	Do as ___ (obey) 2 wds.	Show answer	4
#136	Dads sister	Show answer	4
#137	Albanys home Abbr.	Show answer	3
#138	Midpoint for short	Show answer	3
#139	The U in UCLA for short	Show answer	3
#140	___ of Bounds term for a player who touches any boundary line in the NFL	Show answer	3
#141	Most valuable score worth six points in the NFL	Show answer	9
#142	Professors helpers Abbr.	Show answer	3
#143	Exchange this for that	Show answer	4
#144	___ of Down penalty incurred on the offensive team in the NFL	Show answer	4
#145	Make alterations to a text	Show answer	4
#146	Animation units	Show answer	4
#147	Grassy land	Show answer	3
#148	To ___ his own	Show answer	4
#149	Score worth two points in the NFL	Show answer	6
#150	Statistic for tackling the quarterback in the NFL	Show answer	4
#151	Nobody Love singer ___ Kelly	Show answer	4
#152	Missing in the military Abbr.	Show answer	4
#153	___ of Pi (movie with Richard Parker)	Show answer	4
#154	Penalty like false start or encroachment for one	Show answer	4
#155	Yellowstone grazer	Show answer	3
#156	___-A-Fella Records (Jay-Zs label)	Show answer	3
#157	Unavailable at home	Show answer	4
#158	Public transit price	Show answer	4
#159	Like the Flash	Show answer	4
#160	Not urban	Show answer	5
#161	Aussie marsupials for short	Show answer	4
#162	Incoming flight info for short	Show answer	3
#163	Back on the boat	Show answer	3
#164	Oil additive Abbr.	Show answer	3
#165	One of the Great Lakes with the shortest name	Show answer	4
#166	___ Rooney Award accolade given to an NFL player who displays outstanding sportsmanship on the field	Show answer	3
#167	___ Payton Man of the Year annual award presented to a philanthropic NFL player	Show answer	6
#168	Director Anderson known for symmetrical imagery	Show answer	3
#169	Day ___ (kids facility)	Show answer	4
#170	Paper or hair holder	Show answer	4
#171	Just average Hyph.	Show answer	4
#172	Satisfy as hunger (anagram of tase)	Show answer	4
#173	___ Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award annual prize that is named after the NFLs winningest head coach	Show answer	3
#174	Record producer Brian	Show answer	3
#175	Last place holder say	Show answer	5
#176	India Pale ___	Show answer	3
#177	Love deeply	Show answer	5
#178	Takeoff stat Abbr.	Show answer	3
#179	___ and outs	Show answer	3
#180	___ Del Rey Summertime Sadness singer	Show answer	4
#181	Teeth holder?	Show answer	5
#182	Poor as a performance	Show answer	3
#183	Colony insect	Show answer	3
#184	Insecure actress Issa ___	Show answer	3
#185	A in UAE	Show answer	4
#186	Sydneys continent for short	Show answer	3
#187	Thousand million years	Show answer	3
#188	___ Mode nickname of former Seattle Seahawks player Marshawn Lynch	Show answer	5
#189	Dietitians calculation Abbr.	Show answer	3
#190	To the ___ degree (without limit)	Show answer	3
#191	Cobra or viper e.g.	Show answer	5
#192	___-breaker (non-negotiable)	Show answer	4
#193	Honey ___ nickname of New Orleans Saints player Tyrann Mathieu	Show answer	6
#194	Professors helper for short	Show answer	4
#195	Drink with a McDonalds meal perhaps	Show answer	4
#196	Therapists organization Abbr.	Show answer	3
#197	Expected as a delivery date	Show answer	3
#198	University of Notre Dame coach Parseghian	Show answer	3
#199	Golfers target	Show answer	3
#200	Mimic comically	Show answer	3
#201	Treasure hunters aid	Show answer	3
#202	Sports Illustrated or Time for short	Show answer	3
#203	Bobby ___ NHL Hall of Famer	Show answer	3
#204	Feeling blue	Show answer	3
#205	Male sibling	Show answer	3
#206	Six-pack muscles for short	Show answer	3
#207	TV batteries	Show answer	3
#208	The ___ nickname of former Tennessee Titans player Jevon Kearse	Show answer	5
#209	Island getaway in the Caribbean	Show answer	5
#210	Annual NFL event (rhymes with craft)	Show answer	5
#211	___ Lee Marvel Comics creator	Show answer	4
#212	Step on heavily	Show answer	4
#213	___ Train Lane nickname of former Detroit Lions player Richard Lane	Show answer	5
#214	Swiss mountains	Show answer	4
#215	Doctorate degree Abbr.	Show answer	3
#216	Thats a ___! (directors words)	Show answer	4
#217	U.S. ID Abbr.	Show answer	3
#218	Place to get foot reflexology	Show answer	3
#219	Ctrl +___+ Del	Show answer	3
#220	Throw the football to the receiver say	Show answer	4
#221	___ present future	Show answer	4
#222	Laser ___	Show answer	3
#223	Midsommar director ___ Aster	Show answer	3
#224	Stable morsel	Show answer	3
#225	Possess as a house	Show answer	3
#226	___ Woodson former Baltimore Ravens player who switched from cornerback to safety later in his career	Show answer	3
#227	Noodle soup from Vietnam	Show answer	3
#228	Despite that informally	Show answer	3
#229	Fools month for short	Show answer	3
#230	Peacekeeping organization formed in 1949 Abbr.	Show answer	4
#231	J.J. ___ Arizona Cardinals player who switched from tight end in college to defensive end	Show answer	4
#232	Fireplace stack	Show answer	4
#233	Darth Vaders childhood nickname	Show answer	3
#234	Actress West of old Hollywood	Show answer	3
#235	Hit the gas pedal say	Show answer	3
#236	Dont you ___ it? (understand)	Show answer	3
#237	Break a ___!	Show answer	3
#238	And they lived happily ___ after	Show answer	4
#239	Slice of history	Show answer	3
#240	Like a tidy room	Show answer	4

Answers 241–279

Gridiron Grind — Clues 241 to 279

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#241	___ mater (former school)	Show answer	4
#242	___ Hester Chicago Bears player who switched from cornerback to return specialist	Show answer	5
#243	Julian ___ former New England Patriots player who switched from quarterback in college to wide receiver	Show answer	7
#244	Like a score that needs a tiebreaker	Show answer	4
#245	Rams partner	Show answer	3
#246	Indicator of deep sleep? Abbr.	Show answer	3
#247	Cobblers tool	Show answer	3
#248	Place to watch the Super Bowl and have a drink	Show answer	3
#249	Drink enjoyed while watching the Super Bowl	Show answer	4
#250	Space between two teeth	Show answer	3
#251	Donkeys kin	Show answer	3
#252	Programming pioneer Lovelace	Show answer	3
#253	This Is Us actor Omar ___	Show answer	4
#254	Baseball hat	Show answer	3
#255	Actress and director Lupino	Show answer	3
#256	___-tac-toe	Show answer	3
#257	___ Like It Hot (Marilyn Monroe film)	Show answer	4
#258	Caspian or Arabian waterbody	Show answer	3
#259	Bachelor party attendee perhaps	Show answer	4
#260	Little troublemakers	Show answer	4
#261	Houston ___ former NFL team that moved to Nashville and formed Tennessee Titans in 1999	Show answer	6
#262	My bad!	Show answer	4
#263	___ whiz!	Show answer	3
#264	Victory sign phonetically	Show answer	3
#265	Baltimore ___ NFL team formed when the Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996	Show answer	6
#266	Notre ___ Fighting Irish (college football team)	Show answer	4
#267	Bambi for one	Show answer	4
#268	Not false	Show answer	4
#269	___ Lewis famed NFL linebacker	Show answer	3
#270	Plants underground part	Show answer	4
#271	J.D. Salingers The Catcher in the ___	Show answer	3
#272	Los Angeles ___ team that was merged entirely with Los Angeles Dons in 1949	Show answer	4
#273	Chilly sound?	Show answer	3
#274	Oat ___ muffin	Show answer	4
#275	Temporary team created by merging the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia teams in 1943	Show answer	8
#276	Travel as a band	Show answer	4
#277	___ favor? (Spanish request)	Show answer	3
#278	Makes a decision in a way	Show answer	4
#279	Leftover morsel	Show answer	3

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FAQ

Gridiron Grind — Questions

What are the answers to the Gridiron Grind pack?

The Gridiron Grind pack holds 279 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed above in the order the game presents them.

How big is this pack?

279 clues, against an average of 290 across the game's 202 packs. The longest answer is TOUCHDOWN at 9 letters.

Why do some answers run words together?

Because 2 clues in this pack are flagged "wds.", meaning the answer is more than one word entered without spaces — for example a two-word phrase typed as a single string.

Where are the other packs?

All 202 packs are listed alphabetically in the pack index, with Greys Anatomy Pack before this one and Halloween Minis after.

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Pro tips

3 Tips for the Gridiron Grind Pack

Everything here shares one subject

A themed pack narrows the field far more than a daily board does: all 279 clues in Gridiron Grind pull from the same subject. Read the pack name as a hint before you read the clue — it rules out most of the answers a general crossword would allow.

Answer length is the tiebreaker

Answers here run from 3 to 9 letters, the longest being TOUCHDOWN. Themed clues often have two plausible solutions, so match the length to the slot before you commit.

Packs never change

Unlike the dated boards, a pack is fixed — the same clues in the same order for every player, which is what makes a written answer list reliable. Browse the full pack index for the rest, or the dated archive if you are chasing today's board instead.

How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify the Gridiron Grind pack

All 279 clues in this pack are read from the pack data itself, with answers length-checked and clue text kept verbatim. Packs are fixed content, so this page is checked once against the game and then stays correct rather than drifting.

Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Sep 7, 2026

Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

279clues in this pack

9longest answer

202themed packs

6,030dated boards

How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

Read the theme before the clues

Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.

STEP 02

Fill the short crossings first

Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.

STEP 03

Abbreviations are signposted

A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.

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