| ANTHONYRIZZO | First baseman acquired by the Yankees from the Cubs before the 2021 trade deadline: 2 wds. |
| KRISBRYANT | Third baseman acquired by the Giants from the Cubs before the 2021 trade deadline: 2 wds. |
| JAVIERBAEZ | Second baseman acquired by the Mets from the Cubs before the 2021 trade deadline: 2 wds. |
| MARIS | Roger, from the NY Yankees from the 1960's |
| MICKEYMANTLE | Superstar Hall-of-Famer who played for the Yankees from 1951 to 1968: 2 wds. |
| MARIANORIVERA | He pitched in 1 115 games for the Yankees from 1995 to 2013: 2 wds. |
| ELLIS | Longtime Preds '0' who has played just four games since a 2021 trade to Philly, pictured |
| ANTHONY | Duclair, a 2024 trade-deadline add in Tampa |
| LOUISIANA | The western part of this state on the Mississippi was acquired by the United States by the purchase in 1803 which included a huge area of the Midwest |
| EDGEIN | Submit right before the deadline: 2 wds. |
| INTIME | Before the deadline (2 wds.) |
| LEADTIME | It comes before a deadline (2 wds.) |
| LATEFEE | Financial penalty for keeping library loans past the deadline: 2 wds. |
| ELEVENTHHOUR | Time that's close to the deadline (2 wds.) |
| YOGIBERRA | Catcher whose #8, once worn by his mentor, former catcher Bill Dickey, was retired by the Yankees in |
| TARGETDATE | Flexible deadline (2 wds.) |
| DUEDATE | Book-return deadline (2 wds.) |
| SUEZ | Which great canal, completed in 1869, was built by the French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, but acquired by the British six years later? (4) |
| PRINCEOFWALES | Title acquired by the Duke of Cambridge in September this year (6,2,5) |
| TRADE | Means by which Juan Soto was acquired by the Padres (August, 2022) |
