Poe character who dies in a hypnotic trance, then rots away all at once, 9 letters
1006, in Roman numerals, 3 letters
1006, to the Romans, 3 letters
Early 11th-century date, 3 letters
Year in Ethelred the Unready's reign, 3 letters
Year in Henry II's reign, 3 letters
Year in Robert II's reign, 3 letters
Year of the first observed supernova, in Rome, 3 letters
Early in the XIth century, 4 letters
Early second-millennium year, 4 letters
Year in John XVIII's papacy, 4 letters
Year in reign of Ethelred II, 5 letters
Women's Lib, e.g.: abbr., 4 letters
2005 award for A-Rod, 3 letters
Athlete's accolade, briefly, 3 letters
Barry Bonds, thrice, 3 letters
Berra won it in the A.L. three times, 3 letters
Big shot after making a big shot, maybe: Abbr., 3 letters
Coveted sports award, 3 letters
Each of 10 theme entries, 3 letters
Game award, for short, 3 letters
Game standout, briefly, 3 letters
Giants' Ottis Anderson, for short, 3 letters
Gretzky, nine times: Abbr., 3 letters
Honored league member, 3 letters
League award (abbr.), 3 letters
League's top performer, briefly, 3 letters
Letters for baseball's best, 3 letters
Letters for the league's top performer, 3 letters
Mantle in 1956, say, 3 letters
Mantle won it three times, 3 letters
Michael Jordan, five times (abbr.), 3 letters
NBA's Allen Iverson, in 2001, 3 letters
NHL's Hart Memorial Trophy winner, e.g., 3 letters
Phil Rizzuto in 1950, e.g., 3 letters
Postseason sports award, 3 letters
Pro-sports award: Abbr., 3 letters
Season standout, initially, 3 letters
Series standout, briefly, 3 letters
Seven-time award for Barry Bonds, 3 letters
Shooting star, briefly?, 3 letters
Sportswriters' pick, for short, 3 letters
Star athlete, briefly, 3 letters
Star athlete, for short, 3 letters
Three-time award for A-Rod, 3 letters
Three-time award for Mickey Mantle, 3 letters
Three-time title for Yogi Berra, in brief, 3 letters
Top athlete in many a sport: Abbr., 3 letters
Yogi Berra, in '51, '54, and '55, 3 letters
The player judged to be the most important to the sport, 3 letters
A-Rod and Dimag, e.g., 4 letters
A.L. or N.L. honorees, 4 letters
Annual sports-award recipients: Abbr., 4 letters
Awards for Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes, 4 letters
Baseball honorees, briefly, 4 letters
Biggest stars, briefly, 4 letters
Court stars, maybe, in brief, 4 letters
Game honorees, briefly, 4 letters
Hart Trophy winners, e.g., 4 letters
Honored players, for short, 4 letters
It may be hard to get them to fold, 4 letters
N.L.'s Pujols and A.L.'s Mauer in 2009, 4 letters
NBA award recipients, 4 letters
Seasonal honorees, initially, 4 letters
Sportswriters' picks, for short, 4 letters
Super Bowl heroes, often, 4 letters
Team leaders, initially, 4 letters