Cricket Crossword for Adults

This hard crossword about cricket has 13 entries on an 11 by 11 grid, 7 across and 6 down.

Answers average 5.7 letters and the longest runs seven, clued as "Arachnid's specialty weaving webs of deception on the field" (8 Across). It crosses three other answers, which makes it a useful one to try first.

  • 13 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Hard
  • Answers 4 to 7 letters

The three longest answers

  1. 8 Across (7)Arachnid's specialty weaving webs of deception on the field
  2. 2 Down (7)Backwards aerial movement favored by older pace deliveries
  3. 7 Down (7)Period of play possessing a singular plural name

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Across

  1. 1. Wrinkle in the pitch where the batter finds safety
  2. 5. Knight's armor repurposed for facing fast bowling
  3. 6. Tailor's joint causing unpredictable deviation off the pitch
  4. 8. Arachnid's specialty weaving webs of deception on the field
  5. 11. Clumsy mistake, or a catcher waiting for an edge
  6. 12. Delivery that sounds spooky but merely turns the unexpected way
  7. 13. Wooden trio left standing until the bails fall

Down

  1. 2. Backwards aerial movement favored by older pace deliveries
  2. 3. Musical tone found on a 22-yard strip of turf
  3. 4. Winter wear essential for catching the faintest of nicks
  4. 7. Period of play possessing a singular plural name
  5. 9. Cremated remains intensely contested down under
  6. 10. Water-worn ravine catching cuts and slashes

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