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Sporting Nicknames 2 Crossword Puzzle

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If given a sport and a name the answer is a nickname of the person (or place) named. Other clues should be self-explanatory.
Author: spanishliz - Diff: Harder

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      1. Ice Hockey: Maurice Richard
      4. Motorsport: Peter Bourne
      7. Sutton ____, Anglo-Saxon burial site
      9. Not permanent (abbr.)
      10. Baseball: Brooklyn player in 1914 or 1915 (hyph.)
      11. Baseball: George Shuba
      14. Swimming: Eric Moussambani (with 'the')
      15. Baseball: ____ 'Hildy' Hillenbrand
      17. Baseball: Carlos Gomez (hyph.)
      18. College sports: State where 'Razorbacks' play (abbr.)
      19. Soccer: Army home for Arsenal's nickname (abbr.)
      20. Athletics: ___ Coe (short form)
      22. Ice Hockey: Bobby Hull, with 'the' (2 wds)
      25. Not amateur (abbr.)
      26. American Football: ___ 'Too Tall' Jones
      27. College sports: State 'Bruins' and 'Trojans' call home (abbr.)
      28. Baseball: ____ Vizquel (real name)
      29. Ice Hockey: ____ '747' Crawford
      31. Rugby Union: Alun ___ Jones (not a nickname)
      33. Motorsport: Mike Hailwood (2 wds)
      37. Athletics: Fanny Rosenfeld
      38. Tennis: Yannick ____ (surname)
      40. Baseball: Not safe
      41. Rugby Union: Jason Leonard, with 'the' (2 wds)
      42. Baseball: Richard Clapp

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      1. Baseball: Daniel Staub and Motorsport: Russell Wallace
      2. Baseball: Larry Jones Jr.
      3. Basketball: Earl Monroe (2 wds)
      4. Baseball: Willie Stargell
      5. American Football: Wes Welker, 'The ___ Machine'
      6. Soccer: 'The Red Devils' (abbr., 3,1)
      8. Mantra sound
      9. Ice Hockey: Hector Blake
      12. Golf: Ben 'The Hawk' _____
      13. American Football: Harold Grange, 'The Galloping ____'
      16. Ski Jumping: Masahiko Harada
      19. Ice Hockey: Leonard Kelly
      21. American (college) Football: Paul Bryant (coach)
      22. Baseball: Leon Goslin or Richard Gossage
      23. Baseball: 'Captain Clutch', ____ Jeter
      24. Baseball: Jose Bautista (2 wds)
      27. Ice Hockey: Daniel Carcillo (1 or 2 wds)
      30. Cricket: John Crawley
      32. Type of Japanese theatre
      34. Rugby Union: Rob 'Squeaky' Andrews plays fly ___
      35. College Basketball: Williams Arena, with 'the'
      36. Baseball: ____ 'Country' Slaughter
      39. Educational institution in Canadian capital (abbr.)