Crossword-Solution: BACKFIELD
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| Clue | Answers |
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| Players behind the line of scrimmage | 1 answer |
| quarterback and running backs in a team | 1 answer |
| Part of a football team | 3 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TEARE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with BACKFIELD (5)
But I have no one to shoot in at full-back, when I shift Butch; you see, Hicks, my plan is to build an eleven that can execute old-time, line-smashing football, and up-to-date open play as well; I want fast ends and halves, with a snappy quarter, and I have them; also, the backfield is heavy enough for line-bucking, if I get my beefy full-back.
Ballard, the present champions, discounting even Hamilton's stories of Thor's prowess, were coming to Bannister with an eleven more mighty than the one that had crushed the Gold and Green the year before, with a heavy, stonewall line, fast ends, and a powerful, shifty backfield.
There, on the twenty-yard line, the two lines of scrimmage had crashed together and Bannister's backfield had smashed into Ballard's stonewall defense with terrific impact, to be hurled back for a five-yard loss.
The Gold and Green's tigerish rushes were hurled back--three times Captain Butch threw his backfield against the line, and three times not an inch was gained.
Then--it is a fake-kick; the backfield lines up in the kick formation, but the ball is passed to Butch, at your right.
Quotes with BACKFIELD (3)
An artist can respect the backfield of fact before which every human being stands and choose not to address those facts.
Bruiser stared in the mirror hanging in his locker and ran a comb through his blond hair, wishing he had dark hair like Harris, or a mean look like Zach, or even a guy-next-door like Derek. Hell no, he looked like a f***ing movie star and he f***ing hated it. — -Backfield in Motion
Playing defense, it was a tough job, but it was pretty simple: When the ball came off, get in the backfield and create havoc and find the ball carrier.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT, USA TODAY.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1982–1996).