Answer: bears

AnswerCrossword Clue
BEARSBeasts met by Goldilocks
BEARSChicago team
BEARSSoldier Field pros
BEARSBrown University athletes
BEARSShare sellers
BEARSKiddie-lit trio
BEARSCarries, as a burden
BEARSNursery-rhyme trio
BEARSHolds, as a burden
BEARSGoldilocks discoverers
BEARSBeasts seen by Goldilocks
BEARSBulls' counterparts
BEARSGrizzlies, for example
BEARSChicago's NFL team
BEARSEndures
BEARSShort sellers.
BEARSCarries.
BEARSCalifornia's "Golden ...."
BEARSUCLA's Golden ....
BEARSChicago pro football team.
bearsto support
BEARSIs worthy of, as repeating
BEARSYogi and Smokey.
BEARSCarries along
BEARSYogi and Smokey
BEARSSome den mothers
BEARSLeague team from Rhode Island
BEARSStands
BEARSBaylor University team
BEARSSuper Bowl XX champs
BEARSNursery rhyme trio
BEARSYogi and Smokey, e.g.
BEARSGoldilocks's "hosts"
BEARSStoried porridge makers
BEARSMarket pessimists
BEARSYogi and Boo-Boo, for two
BEARSChicago franchise, with "the"
BEARSWindy City gridders
BEARSChicago 11
BEARSMike Ditka was their coach for Super Bowl XX