| GEHRIG | 1939 retiree who said "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the |
| LOU | "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth" speaker Gehrig |
| LOUGEHRIG | He proclaimed himself to fans "the luckiest man on the face of the Earth" on July 4, 1939 |
| BEATLES | Fab Four who sang "Things We Said Today" (7) |
| ICESKATER | Performer such as Torvill, Dean or Stephen Bradbury, the luckiest winner of the 2002 Winter Olympics |
| TRANSIT | In astronomy, the passage of a planet across the face of the Sun or the Moon (7) |
| HOVERINGOVER | "And the Spirit of God was ____ the face of the waters" (Genesis i.2, New King James Version) |
| GEHIG | Subject of the biography "Luckiest Man" |
| TIGNOTARO | Comedian who once stated "I'm the luckiest unlucky person" |
| BYFAR | "You may be my lucky star / But I'm the luckiest ___" (Madonna lyric): 2 wds. |
| CEREAL | The Froot Loops mascot is actually a toucan, known as Toucan Sam; the bird has been the face of the Kellogg's ___ for around 50 years |
| AIRSHOW | Exposes method of flying in the face of the public? (3,4) |
| DAMNATIO | Condemnation, conviction; ____ memoriae wipes your face off the face of the world |
| DIAL | The face of the clock or watch marked to show the hours, etc. |
| SNOOPDOGG | US rapper who was the face of the Paris Olympics! (5,4) |
| ONUS | From the rising sun to the face of the moon, we share responsibility ... (4) |
| ALIBI | "I didn't rob that bank; I was at home by myself the whole time" would be a bad one |
| BREES | 2020 N.F.L. retiree who leads all QBs with 123 regular-season games of 300+ passing yards |
| ITALIC | Kind of script from which to make a bit of capital, I consider (6) |
| EIGHT | The luckiest number in Chinese culture (5) |
