Controversial American football star and actor, who died recently (1,1,7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OJSIMPSON Controversial American football star and actor, who died recently (1,1,7) (9)
6% MLS American football club org. (3) Newsday Jan 1, 2026
6% QUARTERBACK American football player (11) (11) The Guardian Quick Dec 30, 2025
6% EMO American Football genre (3) Universal Dec 23, 2025
6% CAINE Actor who starred in Alfie (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 7, 2025
5% ANTHEM "The Star-Spangled Banner," American national ___ (6)
5% RENE Actor Russo who portrayed Frigga (4) USA Today Jan 4, 2026
5% CREED Belief for which a Native American died (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 31, 2025
5% DEE Star Wars actor Billy ___ Williams (3) The Atlantic Dec 28, 2025
5% LATELY Recently (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 24, 2025
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