publication date: Friday, October 13, 2006 (part of Round XXVIII)

category: Sports

clue: This zestful footballer has zero more chances to zoom and zip across the field.

explanation: Zidane was an aggressive ("zestful") French football player who retired in 2006. The z-words in the clue hinted at his initials. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Chris McKinnon, Mihai Rusu, Todd Brotsch, Adrianne Rodgers, Kerry Odell, and Aaron Weiss


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