Raddle #209Chicago

From ITALIAN to BEEF

Sun, September 21, 2025
ITALIAN
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Clues, out of order

________ITALIAN, a hunk (but neither ________ nor ITALIAN)
ITALIAN________, an antiquated term for a certain server
________ ITALIAN, earner of many trophies
ITALIAN ________, Gen Z superstar
ITALIAN ________, rhyming nickname of an enduring film character
Change one letter in ITALIAN to get a setting for a lot of jokes
Change the first letter in ITALIAN to get a sweet food
Drop the second letter from ITALIAN and move another to get a female name
Insert a bigram (two letters) into ITALIAN to get a world capital
Opposite of ITALIAN
Reverse ITALIAN to get something you might bend?
Swap the double letter in ITALIAN with another double letter to get a popular name for a baby girl (and major Chicago street)

About this Raddle

Italian beef is a dish even outsiders might know due to its appearance on “The Bear.” Developed by Italian Americans in Chicago as early as the 1930s, the sandwich consists of roast beef and gravy on French bread, featuring either giardiniera or bell peppers.

Theme: Chicago

We’re celebrating some of the great things that have come out of, or are strongly associated with, Chicago, our home town.