| LOSANGELESRAMS | The NFL announced on Feb.5 that in 2026 this team will host the first-ever regular season game played in Australia (specifically, in Melbourne) |
| OPRAHWINFREY | Media pioneer, former talk show host; the first African-American female billionaire (5,7) |
| KINGS | Sacramento ___ NBA team against whom Lebron James played his first regular season game |
| INTERLEAGUEPLAY | Mets-vs.-Yankees regular season game, say |
| LOTUS | Show whose four seasons take place in the circled locations; Season 4's location was announced on Sept.4 by Deadline, and will be broadcast in 2026 or 2027 |
| THE | Show whose four seasons take place in the circled locations; Season 4's location was announced on Sept.4 by Deadline, and will be broadcast in 2026 or 2027 |
| WHITE | Show whose four seasons take place in the circled locations; Season 4's location was announced on Sept.4 by Deadline, and will be broadcast in 2026 or 2027 |
| KENGRIFFEYJR | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2 671 regular-season games with the Mariners Reds and White Sox: 3 wds. abbr. |
| RAFAELPALMEIRO | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2 831 regular-season games with the Cubs Rangers and Orioles: 2 wds. |
| ICHIROSUZUKI | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2 653 regular-season games with the Mariners Yankees and Marlins: 2 wds. |
| MACHUPICCHU | Environmentalists fear that a new airport in Cuzco, slated to open in 2026, will overwhelm this historic attraction with hordes of visitors |
| BRICS | Summit that PM Modi invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to, which India will host in 2026.(abbvr) (5) |
| VILLARRE | Which team will Chelsea face in the Uefa Super Cup in Belfast on Wednesday? (10) |
| COIN | Heads or tails?: A ___ gets tossed high in the air before kickoff to determine which team will get the ball first |
| FISERVFORUM | Democrats announced on March 12 that their 2020 convention will be held in this arena where the Milwaukee Bucks play |
| BREES | 2020 N.F.L. retiree who leads all QBs with 123 regular-season games of 300+ passing yards |
| ROCKSTAR | Game developer launching the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) in 2026. (8) |
| WORLDCUP | Fifa tournament that will be hosted in 2026 by countries starting answers to asterisked clues (8) |
| PARAMOUNT | Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins were named co-CEOs of this showbiz giant in 2022; the company did so well that each will receive a bonus above $18 million, as announced on Aug.6 |
| BINGO | Classic game among the 12 nominees for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year, as announced on Sept. 13 |
