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200 total results for PELE   ( score: 50 )

100 results for PELE from Modern Era puzzles:
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DateGridClueAuthor
Fri Mar 29, 202433DChrist the Redeemer wore a facsimile of his jersey in 2023Jake Bunch
Tue Jan 16, 202451DOne-named "King of Football"Marshal Herrmann
Fri Jan 5, 202442DName added to a Brazilian dictionary in 2023 as an adjective meaning "incomparable"David P. Williams
Sat Dec 30, 202356DSoccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977Simeon Seigel
Sun Dec 3, 202331DWho said "Football is not about one or two or three star players"Tracy Bennett
Mon Nov 27, 202359DOne-named Brazilian soccer iconRicky J. Sirois
Tue Sep 5, 202348ABrazilian named "Athlete of the Century" by the International Olympic CommitteeAlan Siegel
Thu Mar 16, 202369AHawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fireRebecca Goldstein
Tue May 24, 20225DMononymous "King of Football"Ella Dershowitz
Thu Mar 31, 202252AYoungest player to score in the FIFA World Cup (age 17)Oliver Roeder
Sun Dec 12, 202142ANew York Cosmos star of the '70sDaniel Okulitch and Doug Peterson
Tue Oct 5, 202145AOnly player on more than two winning World Cup teamsHoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman
Sat Oct 3, 202043AAthlete who once served as his country's Extraordinary Minister for SportBrad Wilber and Doug Peterson
Tue Aug 18, 202025DBrazilian soccer great (2)Olivia Mitra Framke
Sat Jul 25, 202051DThree-time World Cup championRoyce Ferguson
Fri Apr 3, 202040AGuinness record-holder for the most career goals in footballJoe Deeney
Sun Dec 22, 201944DJoint winner of FIFA's Player of the Century award in 2000Laura Taylor Kinnel
Sun Feb 17, 20199DScorer of 12 World Cup goalsDavid Kwong
Mon Nov 12, 201828AOne-named soccer greatKathy Bloomer
Sat Sep 1, 201839AAthlete known as "The Black Pearl"Randolph Ross
Wed Aug 1, 201812DOne-named soccer star (3)Sande Milton and Jeff Chen
Thu Aug 31, 201759D"The King of Football" (2)Zachary Spitz
Thu Jan 26, 201723DSports star with a signed jersey in the VaticanHal Moore
Sun Oct 16, 201632DAthlete on Time's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th centuryTom McCoy
Sun May 22, 201641A___ Day (November 19, in Brazil)Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis
Wed May 4, 201638AOne-named athlete whose real first name is EdsonJacob Stulberg
Wed Dec 23, 201552ANational hero of BrazilJim Peredo
Thu Nov 5, 201560DScorer of 1,281 goals in 1,363 gamesSamuel A. Donaldson
Mon Feb 9, 201545DRetired Brazilian soccer sensationLynn Lempel
Thu Dec 18, 20143DThe King of Football (2)Timothy Polin
Mon Jun 30, 201426DBrazilian soccer legend (2)Ed Sessa
Mon Feb 17, 20144DOne-named soccer star (3)David Gray
Thu Nov 28, 201360DOne-named sports star who was once the highest-paid athlete in the worldLoren Muse Smith and Jeff Chen
Sat Mar 9, 201322A1956 Santos rookieDavid Steinberg and Barry C. Silk
Mon Nov 12, 20121AOne-named soccer legendRandall J. Hartman
Wed Sep 12, 201236AEdson Arantes do Nascimento, to fansRobert W. Harris
Fri Apr 6, 201256DForward who wore #10Mike Nothnagel
Sat Jun 18, 20114DAthlete nicknamed "O Rei"Joon Pahk
Tue May 31, 201126DBrazilian soccer heroNina Rulon-Miller
Sat Jan 15, 20116DSantos rookie of 1956Barry C. Silk
Sun Apr 18, 2010109DSoccer immortal (2)Randolph Ross
Wed Dec 2, 200946AFIFA Player of the CenturyJack McInturff
Sun Aug 9, 200928AStar of football, to most of the worldPatrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels
Fri May 22, 200924AGoal-oriented superstar?Manny Nosowsky
Sun Mar 8, 200990AAthlete who won the 1978 International Peace AwardZack Kushner
Sat Jan 24, 200924DSports star with an accent in his nameMark Diehl
Sat Jan 17, 200951ALegendary athlete on the 6/23/75 cover of Sports IllustratedBrad Wilber
Thu Aug 28, 200841AOnly player to be part of three World Cup-winning teamsSheldon Benardo
Thu Jul 3, 200817A1958 World Cup heroKeith Talon
Tue Jun 10, 200812DOld Cosmos greatBarry C. Silk
Wed Mar 12, 200819ACosmos legendLarry Shearer
Sat Dec 8, 200760AAchiever of many goalsBarry C. Silk
Sat Nov 3, 200746DLegendary kickerBrad Wilber
Wed Oct 31, 200713DNew York Cosmos star (3)Ken Stern
Tue Nov 22, 200544ABrazilian soccer great (2)Nancy Salomon
Tue Nov 8, 200557ABrazilian soccer legend (2)Gail Grabowski and Nancy Salomon
Sat Sep 10, 200544DSports hero who wore #10David J. Kahn
Sun Jun 5, 200517ALatino sports legendPatrick Merrell
Thu Dec 9, 200424ASoccer great (3)Paula Gamache
Wed May 26, 200415AFormer World Cup starDavid J. Kahn
Sun Apr 18, 2004111DFamous kickerRichard Chisholm
Thu Jan 22, 200447AMemorable kickerRoy Leban
Thu Jun 5, 200329AHe averaged almost a goal a gameDavid J. Kahn
Fri Sep 20, 200210DEdson Arantes do Nascimento, familiarlyKevin Hagen
Sat May 4, 200252DCosmos star (2)Rich Norris
Wed Apr 10, 200253DFormer Cosmos starGregory Casagrande
Tue Jul 24, 200153DSoccer iconGayle Dean
Sun Jul 1, 200121AThree-time World Cup starManny Nosowsky
Fri Jun 22, 200156DOne-named sports starWilliam I. Johnston
Sun Sep 24, 200073AEx-Cosmos greatRandolph Ross
Sun Sep 17, 200042DStar player for the CosmosNelson Hardy
Fri Jul 14, 200020ANew York Cosmos star (3)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wed Dec 29, 199953DOne-named sports legendRobert O. Dillman
Sun Dec 26, 1999104AOnetime World Cup starGreg Staples
Thu Aug 5, 199922A17-year-old sensation at the 1958 World CupA. J. Santora
Mon Apr 5, 199967ABrazilian booter (3)Gregory E. Paul
Mon Oct 12, 199824ASoccer great born Edson ArantesRichard Chisholm
Tue Jun 16, 199854DSoccer superstarBill Ballard
Thu Aug 21, 199712DCosmos star (2)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Fri Aug 8, 199758D1958 World Cup sensationMartin Ashwood-Smith and Bob Klahn
Sun Jun 15, 199720ANoted Sao Paulo-born athleteKaren Hodge
Sun Apr 27, 1997102DBrazilian national heroMatt Gaffney
Wed Sep 25, 199653DBrazilian soccer starR. Norris
Mon Jun 10, 199642AOne-named soccer star (3)S. Spadaccini
Tue Apr 2, 199615ASoccer legend (4)G. E. Paul
Mon Dec 11, 199551DSoccer legend (4)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sat Dec 2, 199546ASoccer immortal (2)Rich Norris
Tue Nov 21, 199541ABrazilian booter (3)Thomas W. Schier
Fri Sep 22, 199510DStar booterJim Page
Wed Aug 23, 19953DOne-name sports starJonathan Schmatzbach
Thu Jun 1, 199512DSoccer great (3)Rich Norris
Thu Feb 9, 199538ABrazilian booter (3)Richard Thomas
Tue Nov 1, 199440ASoccer legend (4)Christopher Page
Tue Oct 4, 199454DSoccer great (3)Stanley B. Whitten
Wed May 11, 199423AThree-time World Cup medalistHarvey Estes
Sun Feb 13, 199461DThat Cosmos guyCathy Millhauser
Mon Dec 27, 199314ANew York Cosmos star (3)Joel Davajan
Fri Dec 24, 199311DA k a Edson Arantes do NascimentoMerl H. Reagle
Wed Dec 8, 199332DAthlete from Tres Coracoes, BrazilNorma Steinberg
Mon Nov 29, 19939ASoccer legend (4)Sidney L. Robbins
2 results for PELE from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Jan 24, 2021Panda27ASports star seen around peopleAndrew J. Ries
Jul 26, 2020Panda47DA su__ __rstar ath__ __teSam Ezersky
98 results for PELE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Apr 4, 19932DSoccer's Black PearlTap OsbornMaleska
Thu Mar 18, 199359ASoccer greatBernice GordonMaleska
Sun Mar 7, 1993101DSoccer greatBetty JorgensenMaleska
Sun Jan 3, 1993116ASoccer greatJim PageMaleska
Fri Nov 6, 199246ASoccer greatManny NosowskyMaleska
Thu May 14, 199254DFormer Cosmos greatJoel D. LafargueMaleska
Wed Mar 27, 199152DSoccer greatJoy L. WoukMaleska
Sun Feb 24, 199182ASoccer greatArthur S. VerdescaMaleska
Fri Dec 28, 199049DSoccer greatThomas W. SchierMaleska
Sat Mar 31, 199016AFamous soccer playerChristy RidleyMaleska
Tue Sep 26, 198948DSoccer greatArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Tue Jul 18, 198914AThe Black Pearl of soccerJohn DreyerMaleska
Tue May 23, 198925DSoccer greatEileen LexauMaleska
Sun Feb 19, 198947ASoccer greatA. J. SantoraMaleska
Wed Jun 1, 198864ASoccer greatElaine GeorgeMaleska
Sun Feb 14, 1988117DSoccer greatRichard SilvestriMaleska
Mon Jan 25, 198858DSoccer greatSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Fri Nov 6, 198725AMauna Loa goddessRhonda KrausMaleska
Fri Sep 18, 198769ASoccer greatJune A. BoggsMaleska
Fri Aug 28, 198742AMauna Loa goddessEli WesoffMaleska
Mon Aug 24, 198758DSoccer greatAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Mon Feb 16, 198744ASoccer greatVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Sun Feb 15, 198759ASoccer greatBette Sue CohenMaleska
Fri Dec 12, 198618ASoccer immortalWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Sat Nov 22, 19861AHawaiian volcano goddessKenneth WitteMaleska
Thu Jul 3, 19865ASoccer greatElaine GeorgeMaleska
Wed Sep 4, 19851DSoccer legendWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Tue Aug 6, 198561ASoccer greatShirley SolowayMaleska
Wed Jul 3, 198555DHe kicked to conquerMary C. WhittenMaleska
Thu May 2, 198523ASoccer greatLois SidwayMaleska
Wed Feb 27, 198540ASoccer greatEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Thu Feb 14, 198550DMauna Loa goddessUnknownMaleska
Sun Aug 26, 1984100DCosmo great, onceAlfio MicciMaleska
Sun Apr 22, 1984103DHe kicked to conquerTap OsbornMaleska
Tue Mar 6, 19842DThe Black Pearl of soccerJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Sun Nov 13, 198334ASoccer's Edson Arantes do NascimentoDiana SessionsMaleska
Mon Jul 11, 198332DSoccer V.I.P., onceSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Wed May 25, 198355AFormer Cosmos starGeorge P. SphicasMaleska
Fri Apr 8, 198367ASoccer's Edson Arantes do NascimentoPeter SwiftMaleska
Fri Feb 25, 198351AHe got many a kick out of his jobWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Thu Feb 3, 19838DRetired CosmoRogersMaleska
Tue Jan 11, 198312DSoccer's #1, onceMartin FassMaleska
Fri Nov 26, 198212DRetired soccer starRobert KatzMaleska
Sat Jul 10, 198246DSoccer greatWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Thu Apr 8, 198252AHawaiian goddessKay SullivanMaleska
Mon Mar 1, 198210ARetired soccer starJoel D. LafargueMaleska
Sun Nov 22, 1981117ACosmos ex-starMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Sun Nov 15, 198149ASoccer greatNancy W. AtkinsonMaleska
Sat Oct 31, 198119AHawaiian volcano goddessWilliam E. HeinemannMaleska
Mon Sep 28, 198136DSoccer greatGrace FabbroniMaleska
Mon May 18, 198167ASoccer greatJudson G. TrentMaleska
Wed Dec 24, 198042ASoccer greatTap OsbornMaleska
Sat Dec 6, 198013DAthlete who once got his kicksArgero P. RobertsonMaleska
Sat Nov 15, 198053DSoccer greatWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Wed Aug 13, 198016AHe had many a kick comingPeter SwiftMaleska
Mon Aug 4, 198044AHe once led the CosmosRichard N. Platt, Jr.Maleska
Mon Jun 30, 198056DFormer Cosmos starLouis SabinMaleska
Thu Apr 10, 198067AEdson Arantes do NascimentoRuth N. SchultzMaleska
Sat Jul 21, 197936DSoccer greatWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Sun Jun 3, 197941ASoccer greatBert H. KruseMaleska
Thu Feb 15, 197927DFormer CosmoWhitworthMaleska
Fri Jan 19, 197954DSoccer greatMichael PriestleyMaleska
Sun Dec 24, 1978108DSoccer greatAnne FoxMaleska
Mon Sep 19, 197743DCosmos starRickertMaleska
Wed Sep 14, 197721ASoccer greatJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Mon Mar 7, 197732DSoccer greatAlfio MicciMaleska
Mon Jan 17, 197724DSoccer starDeWitt AndersonWeng
Thu Oct 21, 197664DSoccer starBeverly J. SewardWeng
Tue Oct 12, 197643ASoccer greatTap OsbornWeng
Thu Sep 23, 197612DSoccer greatPaul R. BarnesWeng
Fri Sep 3, 197651DSoccer V.I.P.Maura B. JacobsonWeng
Wed Jul 7, 197655DSoccer starSidney NelsonWeng
Thu Dec 4, 197516ASoccer starEvelyn BenshoofWeng
Thu Mar 6, 197547DMythical figureMaura B. JacobsonWeng
Tue Jan 15, 197454DSoccer starEdward JuliusWeng
Thu Nov 15, 197368ASoccer nameUnknownWeng
Tue Nov 13, 197338AVolcano goddessUnknownWeng
Mon Aug 6, 197329AHawaiian goddessUnknownWeng
Sun Oct 29, 197210DTop name in 40 AcrossJoseph LaFauciWeng
Sat Jul 15, 197250DSoccer star of BrazilUnknownWeng
Thu Mar 23, 197242ABrazilian soccer aceUnknownWeng
Sun Sep 28, 1969143ASoccer starEdward J. O'BrienWeng
Fri Nov 15, 196832AGoddess of volcanoes.UnknownFarrar
Fri May 10, 196862AHawaiian goddess of volcanoes.UnknownFarrar
Thu Aug 24, 196745DVolcano goddeess of the Islands.Helen FasuloFarrar
Tue Apr 25, 196757DVolcano goddess of the Islands.Helen FasuloFarrar
Sun Feb 28, 196586DHawaiian volcano goddess.William A. Lewis, Jr.Farrar
Mon Jan 18, 196533AVolcano goddess of the Islands.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jan 14, 196313DHawaiian volcano goddess.Helen FasuloFarrar
Wed Aug 8, 196248DHawaiian goddess of volcanoes.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 21, 196165DHawaiian goddess of volcanoes.Roberta H. MorseFarrar
Sat Jun 18, 196026AHawaiian goddess of volcanoes.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jun 1, 196035DHawaiian goddess of volcanoes.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 25, 195943DMauna Loa goddess.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Wed May 4, 19559DHawaiian goddess of volcanoes.Dorothy E. SmithFarrar
Sun Sep 14, 195233DHawaiian goddess of volcanoes.Sam LakeFarrar
Sun Sep 22, 194672AGoddess of Kilauea.Waldo RansonFarrar
Sun May 21, 194429AGoddess of Kilauea, Hawaiian volcano.Elizabeth PattersonFarrar
Anagrams:PLEE, LEEP, LEPE, PEEL
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