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Sporting Chance 2

· By Melanie Branton · Published 2025-03-06T09:22:47.500Z

Constructor's Note
Crossword compilers seem to love sport and the lingo that comes with it. I don't, but I've picked up quite a bit of the jargon from doing crosswords. British crosswords often tend to be very cricket-focused, so these crosswords are designed to introduce some of the vocab and abbreviations to the uninitiated (although I'm drawing on other sports, as well). Some common ones: B = bowled, C = caught, O = over (a period of 6 balls from the same bowler, after which the batters change ends), R = run (one point in cricket), W = wicket, LBW = leg before wicket. However, my rule for cryptics is always that it's not supposed to be a general knowledge crossword, so Googling "cricket terminology", "Cockney rhyming slang" or any other knowledge needed to complete the puzzle is not cheating.
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  • Shark 🤓20:51 · 2025-03-06T20:28:14.238Z
    Tricky! Thanks!
    • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-03-06T22:41:41.818Z
      Thank you <3
    • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓59s · 2025-03-06T20:59:38.670Z
      Very fun, thanks! (I got 6A but couldn't parse the wordplay for a while, but then I got it!)
      • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-03-07T22:49:55.289Z
        I'm glad you worked it out! And thank you x
      1A
      Bowl that's horrible, like that business in Silicon Valley (6)
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Bowl that's horrible, like that business in Silicon Valley (6)
      2. 5A
        Caught fifty six balls? It could be a lucky omen (6)
      3. 6A
        Run into bad tune after university? That's not the case (6)
      Down
      1. 2D
        Rectangle over bowl is not short (6)
      2. 3D
        Rule golf must have six balls before November (6)
      3. 4D
        Mayor Kermit is holding another horrible bowl (6)
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