“Certain hockey and soccer infractions … or a hint to this puzzle's circled and shaded squares”

Exploiting an I.R.S. loophole, e.g.

Forensic analyst's workspace

Like the national dish tavë kosi (baked lamb with yogurt sauce)

Moon that's a neighbor of Ganymede and Io

A boatload

How Jean Valjean repeatedly breaks out in "Les Misérables"

Where to find the towns Bigfoot and Tarzan

The o's in xoxo, symbolically

Scratches (out)