Hoops great Monroe

Latest answer — July 31, 2026

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Think of the legendary NBA guard nicknamed “The Pearl.” 🏀

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Across

  1. 1Director Howard
  2. 4Diamond arbiters
  3. 8Sand
  4. 12-- glance
  5. 13“I did it!”
  6. 14Stratagem
  7. 15Identifies
  8. 17Spoken
  9. 18Haunted house cry
  10. 19Wall St. debut
  11. 21Choice words?
  12. 22Exodus pharaoh
  13. 26Outlying areas, briefly
  14. 29Puzzle
  15. 30Spigot
  16. 31Medicinal plant
  17. 32Airline to Sweden
  18. 33Frankfurt fellow
  19. 34Genetic letters
  20. 35Long. crosser
  21. 36Answer
  22. 37“Rats!”
  23. 39Architect I.M. --
  24. 40Arles assent
  25. 41Most sapient
  26. 45Antelope’s playmate
  27. 48Says “Grr” to
  28. 50Barn birds
  29. 51Motion picture
  30. 52“I love,” to Ovid
  31. 53Viral video, e.g.
  32. 54Candied veggies
  33. 55WWW access enabler

Down

  1. 1Knocks
  2. 2“Alternatively,” in texts
  3. 3Director Mira
  4. 4Says
  5. 5Halloween disguises
  6. 6Handheld organizer
  7. 7Lampoons
  8. 8Stable worker
  9. 9Capek play
  10. 10“Life -- Highway”
  11. 11Business card no.
  12. 16Weeper of myth
  13. 20Peace (Lat.)
  14. 23Dance move
  15. 24Hoops great Monroe
  16. 25Agile
  17. 26Poet of yore
  18. 27Radius neighbor
  19. 28Den noise
  20. 29Cistern
  21. 32Fulfill
  22. 33Katherine of “27 Dresses”
  23. 35Figure skater Alysa
  24. 36Supplies with more weapons
  25. 38Like Thor
  26. 39Song of praise
  27. 42Morales of “Ozark”
  28. 43Rockwell and Cooke
  29. 44Sporty car roof
  30. 45-- Pérignon (pricey French bubbly)
  31. 46Ram’s mate
  32. 47Shade tree
  33. 49Actress Vardalos

The answer to “Hoops great Monroe” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is EARL — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 31, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 24-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Hoops great Monroe” answer

EARL (4 letters)

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Why the answer is EARL

Think of the legendary NBA guard nicknamed “The Pearl.” 🏀

What does EARL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EARL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess

When else has “Hoops great Monroe” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 31, 2026 (most recent) → EARL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Hoops great Monroe”?

The answer is EARL, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 31, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Hoops great Monroe”?

4 letters: EARL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 31, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 24-Down.

Can “Hoops great Monroe” have a different answer?

Yes — Eugene Sheffer sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Eugene Sheffer answers?

The full grid for July 31, 2026 is on the Eugene Sheffer answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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