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| 1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 52% | 5 | Hold aside, as a college athlete, to extend his eligibility | |
| 3 | 33% | 10 | Term used in college sports to describe a player who sits out a season to preserve eligibility | |
Extend A College Athletes Eligibility Crossword Clue
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REDSHIRT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
REDSHIRT
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "REDSHIRT" which means:
- noun
- • An athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years
- • An unimportant character introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril to the important characters; an expendable character.
- • A person responsible for loading and unloading weapons, artillery, and equipment from aircraft. verb
- • To place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
- • To take on a status wherein one will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities.
- • To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He was unable to participate in the game because he was wearing a redshirt."
- • "The redshirt player stood on the sidelines, waiting for his turn to play."
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| New York Times11 Jan 2004 | Across 27 | |
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