| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ARMYOFFICER | Octopus on the board? |
| ARM | One of eight on an octopus |
| NORRIS | "The Octopus" writer |
| FRANKNORRIS | He wrote "The Octopus." |
| INK | Secretion of the octopus. |
| LIMA | Sprawling capital nicknamed "The Octopus" |
| NORRIS | Novelist Frank who wrote "The Octopus" |
| LIMA | "The Octopus" of the Southern Hemisphere |
| LIMA | City nicknamed "El Pulpo" ("The Octopus") because of its sprawl |
| LAMAS | Co-star of the 2009 movie "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" |
| MARTYMARION | Shortstop nicknamed "Slats" and "The Octopus" who won the 1944 N.L. MVP award |
