| Player among the very best in the league |
USA Today |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Everything's by pitch, perhaps involving the best players? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jun 2025 |
| With "game", a July baseball classic (3-4) |
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| ___ game: The July baseball classic (3-4) |
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| Standout athlete |
Commuter |
15 May 2025 |
| Top athlete |
Newsday |
12 May 2025 |
| Some call starter to provide description of Vernon Kay's Family Fortunes (3,4) |
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| Midsummer Classic player |
Commuter |
03 Apr 2025 |
| Key singers upset following lines using celebs only |
The Times Cryptic |
04 Mar 2025 |
| Song by American band Smash Mouth, featured in the opening credits of the 2001 film Shrek (3,4) |
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| Large astral cast?! (3-4) |
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| Featuring many famous performers (3-4) |
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| Top athlete |
Newsday |
12 Jan 2025 |
| Ringo's 1990s "___ Band" (3,4) |
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| Everybody, by the way, preceding annual return of top-class team (3-4) |
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| Dream team pick (2 words) |
Family Time |
09 Dec 2024 |
| Elite baseball player |
Commuter |
16 Nov 2024 |
| Composed of many famous people (3-4) |
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| Words that when followed by Mr & Mrs gives the title of a show which ran from 2008 until 2016 (3,4) |
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| Football's tarzans include outstanding players like this (3-4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
04 Oct 2024 |
| Rugby football's target - take in a team of pros (3-4) |
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| Top-flight athlete |
New York Times Mini |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Midsummer Classic player |
Commuter |
28 Aug 2024 |
| Standout athlete |
Commuter |
15 Aug 2024 |
| Top player |
LA Times Daily |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Elite athlete |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jul 2024 |
| Famous horrible person stripped snorting lines (3-4) |
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| Smash Mouth song that begins, "Somebody once told me ..." |
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| MLB's ___ Game, AKA the Midsummer Classic |
TV |
05 May 2024 |
| Sports VIP (hyph.) |
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| Few missed Fats Waller performance with big-name cast |
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| Pro Bowl player |
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| Best-of-the-best athlete |
Family Time |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Senator who received lots of votes (from hockey fans), e.g. |
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| Top team player |
Newsday |
17 Dec 2023 |
| Player in the “Midsummer Classic” |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2023 |
| Outstanding athlete |
Universal |
20 May 2023 |
| Like some casts |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2023 |
| Top-tier athlete |
Universal |
23 Jan 2023 |
| Like some casts or teams |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2022 |
| Elite player |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Oct 2022 |
| Midsummer Classic player |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Aug 2022 |
| Elite athlete |
Universal |
08 Jul 2022 |
| Elite athlete |
The Washington Post |
06 Jun 2022 |
| Elite athlete |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jun 2022 |
| Glittering |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Jun 2022 |
| Table includes league side initially made up of celebrities |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Aug 2021 |
| Like some casts |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Kind of cast |
New York Times |
30 Jul 2021 |
| Top team player |
Newsday |
13 May 2021 |
| Elite athlete |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Jan 2021 |
| Elite athlete |
Universal |
12 Nov 2020 |
| Containing only celebrities, the whole side initially on pitch |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Sep 2020 |
| MLB's Hank Aaron, e.g., in 21 seasons |
The Washington Post |
29 Jun 2020 |
| MLB's Hank Aaron, e.g., in 21 seasons |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jun 2020 |
| Consisting of best performers |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Jun 2020 |
| Everyone gawps endlessly seeing celebrity |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Jun 2020 |
| Élite athlete |
The New Yorker |
06 Apr 2020 |
| Everyone gawps endlessly, it's noted |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Dec 2019 |
| Distinguished |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Dec 2019 |
| Every second on pitch like a great show? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Nov 2019 |
| Having a well-known cast or team |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Player in the 'Midsummer Classic' |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jun 2019 |
| Elite ballplayer |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Great Jazz or Blues player, say |
The Washington Post Sunday |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Elite ballplayer |
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| Player in the "Midsummer Classic" |
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| Standout player |
New York Times |
23 Oct 2018 |
| Like baseball's summer team |
Universal |
19 Oct 2018 |
| A couple of lines from paper by top hurler |
Irish Times Crosaire |
31 Mar 2018 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, for a record 19 times |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2018 |
| Like baseball's summer team |
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| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, for a record 19 times |
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| Standout player |
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| Midseason MLB honoree |
USA Today |
13 Oct 2017 |
| Honored athlete |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Honored athlete |
The Washington Post |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Home Run Derby competitor |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2017 |
| Home Run Derby competitor |
The Washington Post |
02 Sep 2017 |
| Best of the best |
The Washington Post |
11 Aug 2017 |
| Best of the best |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2017 |
| Midsummer Classic player |
USA Today |
06 May 2017 |
| Major League Baseball ___ Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic" : Hyph. |
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| Midsummer Classic player |
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| Honored athlete |
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| Best of the best |
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| Midseason MLB honoree |
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| Home Run Derby competitor |
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| Standout athlete |
Newsday |
21 Sep 2016 |
| Outstanding athlete |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Sep 2016 |
| Member of a prestigious team |
The Washington Post |
05 Jan 2016 |
| Sports VIP |
Premier Sunday |
01 Nov 2015 |
| Top athlete |
Newsday |
08 Sep 2015 |
| Distinguished each sportsman originally on pitch |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Jul 2015 |
| Team Gordie was voted to six times |
Canadiana |
01 Jun 2015 |
| Table accommodating list oddly restricted to celebs |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Feb 2015 |
| Dream team pick |
Universal |
10 Feb 2015 |
| Sports VIP |
|
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| Member of an elite lineup |
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| Dream team pick |
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| Top athlete |
|
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| Outstanding player |
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| Kind of lineup |
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| Like J.J. Hardy or Yadier Molina |
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| Top player |
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| Like a blockbuster's cast, often |
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| Dream team member |
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| Top player |
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| Annual baseball break |
|
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| Very skilled athlete |
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| Featuring top players |
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| Elite athlete |
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| Top athlete |
|
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| Elite athlete |
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| Kind of cast |
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| Outstanding athlete |
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| Midseason baseball game participant |
|
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| Elite athlete |
|
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| Top-notch athlete |
|
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| 15-Across was one in 21 of his 23 seasons |
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| 15-Across was one in 21 of his 23 seasons |
|
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| Pro Bowl selection |
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| Dream-team pick |
|
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| Elite athlete |
|
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| Standout player |
|
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| Standout player |
|
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| Midsummer Classic participant |
|
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| Sports honorary title |
|
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| Celebrity athlete |
|
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| Overflowing with talent |
|
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| Midsummer Classic participant |
|
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| Midseason classic player |
|
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| Dream team pick |
|
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| Sports notable |
|
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| Ballplayer in a midsummer exhibition game |
|
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| Elite |
|
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| Top player |
|
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| Ted Williams, in most seasons |
|
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| Consisting of the top players |
|
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| Ted Williams, in most seasons |
|
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| Top player |
|
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| Future Hall-of-Famer |
|
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| Like a cloudless, moonless night? |
|
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| Elite |
|
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| Annual baseball break |
|
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| A midsummer night's dream team player |
|
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| Jim Bunning, eight times |
|
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| Dream team pick |
|
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| League leader |
|
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| Like many casts, in movie advertisements |
|
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| Elite athlete |
|
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| Kind of lineup |
|
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| Member of a dream team? |
|
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| One of baseball's elite |
|
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| Midseason honoree |
|
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| Like many casts |
|
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| Outstanding athlete |
|
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| Selected athlete |
|
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| Team of firstclass players |
|
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| Among the elite |
|
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| Kind of cast |
|
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| Special baseball game in July |
|
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| Player like Mays or Musial |
|
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| Best of the best |
|
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| Player like Mantle, Mays or Musial |
|
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| Namath, once |
|
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| Adjective for a mid-season game |
|
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| July baseball game |
|
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| July game |
|
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| Special ball game |
|
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| Type of ball game. |
|
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| Designating a team of special performers. |
|
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| Designating a team or cast. |
|
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| Early July game. |
|
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| Of a head-liners' event. |
|
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| Type of team. |
|
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| Postseason top team. |
|
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| Kind of team. |
|
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| Having a talented cast. |
|
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| A July baseball game. |
|
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| Annual July game. |
|
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| Describing a team. |
|
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| Describing a certain team. |
|
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| ___ team. |
|
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| Like a cast with an expensive budget |
|
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| Designating an outstanding team. |
|
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| Selected athlete |
|
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| Kind of performer. |
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