| PAULMOLITOR | Hall of Famer with the Brewers Blue Jays and Twins who played 44% of his games as a designated hitter: 2 wds. |
| FRANKTHOMAS | Hall of Famer with the White Sox Blue Jays and A's who played 56% of his games as a designated hitter: 2 wds. |
| EDGARMARTINEZ | Hall of Famer with the Mariners who played 68% of his games as a designated hitter: 2 wds. |
| SUB | Pinch hitte |
| BEE | Member of some colonies that lost 44% of its busy inhabitants in 2015-16 |
| PAIGE | Baseball Hall-of-Famer with the autobiography "Maybe I'll Pitch Forever" |
| ORIOLE | Cal Ripken, for all 3,001 of his games |
| MARYKATE | Twins who played Michelle in Full House, Ashley and ... Olsen (4-4) |
| BEDSER | Alec and Eric -, twins who played cricket for Surrey (6) |
| WAUGH | Mark and Steve __, twins who played cricket for Australia (5) |
| COUNTER | Disc used in various board games as a marker; token representing a coin; a reckoner; or, a worktop (7) |
| ICEHOGFAMILY | Papa, Mama and twins Noumi and Nouma aka The ___ ___ ___ (Mascots of Winterlude, the frigid fun fest of Canada's Capital Region) |
| GREASYNEALE | Football Hall-of-Famer with a nickname befitting his elusiveness on the field |
| GORDIEHOWE | Hockey Hall of Famer with a Detroit bridge named in his honor: 2 wds. |
| FABINI | He started all 16 games as a rookie tackle for the Jets in 1998 |
| ALEAST | Div. of the Blue Jays and the Rays |
| PLAYINGCARDS | Set of paper rectangles that are numbered or illustrated (or both) and are used for playing games (as well as for education, for divination, and for conjuring, among other uses). Rummy, poker, euchre, |
| OJSIMPSON | Hall of Famer with a 'Dream Team' defense |
| MANTLE | Hall of Famer with a .420 on-base percentage |
| HARMONKILLEBREW | Baseball Hall of Famer with an eponymous street adjoining Minnesota's Mall of America |
