Is it really only Tuesday?

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Across
  1. 2. this is similar to a faceoff in hockey or tip off in basketball….what is it called in rugby?
  2. 7. Russia’s leader from 1985-1991 who has the port wine birthmark on his forehead
  3. 9. the holiday that is observed today
  4. 11. what college did the #2 pick in this year’s NFL Draft attend?
  5. 14. Hitler was the leader of which country?
Down
  1. 1. the old name (abbreviated) for Russia
  2. 3. the wild carnival in New Orleans every year, also called Fat Tuesday
  3. 4. the Nationals’ closer
  4. 5. the Nationals’ shortstop
  5. 6. there are 108 of these on a baseball
  6. 8. in which sport does the player use a ball with 3 holes in it?
  7. 10. head coach of the Eagles
  8. 12. the 2014-15 NBA MVP who I watched play for Davidson when they came to CofC
  9. 13. which announcer loudly and drunkenly made the 7th inning stretch quite a scene every game?