| NBA no-no |
Commuter |
19 Jan 2026 |
| Reason for a free throw, in basketball |
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| Repellent sporting misdemeanour (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
28 Dec 2025 |
| Revolting (4) |
Mirror Quick |
28 Dec 2025 |
| Outside the lines |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2025 |
| "___ Play" (1982 Chevy Chase film) (4) |
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| ___ ball, in baseball |
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| It may send a player to the free-throw line |
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| Sporting misdemeanour |
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| So unpleasant to break the rules! (4) |
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| Something to cry |
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| Birdcall thats illegal in sport (4) |
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| Unfair play is disgusting (4) |
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| Seriously hurt by the henhouse attempt at drama, we heard (1,6,2,4,4) |
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| Sound from butchered birds is horrible |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Feb 2025 |
| Rank |
LA Times Daily |
16 Feb 2025 |
| Football infringement |
The Times Concise |
07 Feb 2025 |
| Free kick cause |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2025 |
| Violation in a game of soccer |
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| Not fair, to an ump |
USA Today |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Game offense |
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| Filthy |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Oct 2024 |
| Putrid, fetid (4) |
Puzzler |
12 Oct 2024 |
| Soccer match infringement |
Puzzler Backwords |
10 Oct 2024 |
| Chicken reportedly caused offence (4) |
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| Hawn and Chase --> |
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| Unsporting interference |
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| Breach of the rules (4) |
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| Disgusting bird, it's said (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
14 May 2024 |
| Umpire's "not fair" call |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2024 |
| Bad tackle in football (4) |
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| Not fair, like a batted ball |
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| Like terrible weather or odors |
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| A bit of unfair play will get the bird, we hear (4) |
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| Football infringement |
The Times Concise |
08 Mar 2024 |
| Dirty play if you push player in second place |
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| Infringement of the rules of a sport (4) |
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| Said pheasant is revolting |
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| Heard chicken was disgusting (4) |
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| Illegal tackle disgusting |
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| Infringement of sport's rules |
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| Handball, e.g. (4) |
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| Awful |
Universal |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Out of bounds, in baseball |
Newsday |
27 Dec 2023 |
| Revolting |
Mirror Tea Time |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Really nasty |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2023 |
| Terrible-smelling |
New York Times |
03 Jul 2023 |
| Out of bounds, in baseball |
Newsday |
02 May 2023 |
| Sports offense |
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| Not fair, in baseball |
Family Time |
19 Feb 2023 |
| 'No harm, no ___' |
USA Today |
27 Nov 2022 |
| Disgusting |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Oct 2022 |
| One might be personal or technical |
Universal |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Diamond call |
Wall Street Journal |
31 May 2022 |
| *Free throw |
Universal |
12 Apr 2022 |
| Unsporting behaviour |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Apr 2022 |
| Unfair? |
New York Times |
11 Mar 2022 |
| Disgusting |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Mar 2022 |
| Like a ball a 59-Across can catch |
Family Time |
06 Feb 2022 |
| Umpire's call |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2022 |
| Sports offense |
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| Free throw cause, in basketball |
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| Unfair in the park? |
Family Time |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Court infraction |
New York Times |
16 Oct 2021 |
| Ump's call |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Oct 2021 |
| Offensive to the senses |
The Times Concise |
17 Sep 2021 |
| Cause for a free throw, in basketball |
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| Reason for a penalty kick |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2021 |
| ... and poultry, we hear -- shameful! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Jul 2021 |
| Disgusting offence on pitch |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 May 2021 |
| Loathsome |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 May 2021 |
| Not quite satisfied, having eaten nothing disgusting |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Ump's call |
LA Times Daily |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Ump's call |
The Washington Post |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Fair's opposite |
Universal |
23 Feb 2021 |
| Disgusting |
USA Today |
23 Dec 2020 |
| Unpleasant bird on the air |
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| Basketball ref's call |
Universal |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Ump's call |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Apr 2020 |
| Disgusting chicken, by the sound of it? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Mar 2020 |
| We're told ‘cock', perhaps, is offensive |
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| Umpire's call |
The Washington Post |
10 Feb 2020 |
| Umpire's call |
LA Times Daily |
10 Feb 2020 |
| Out of bounds on the field |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2019 |
| Very unpleasant |
The Times Concise |
09 Aug 2019 |
| Penalty like false start or encroachment, for one |
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| Out of bounds, in baseball |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2019 |
| Offensive to the senses |
The Times Concise |
24 Jun 2019 |
| It's distasteful to offend Oxford College |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Apr 2019 |
| Basketball game stopper |
Family Time |
18 Feb 2019 |
| Loathsome Foreign Office bully oddly ignored |
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| Violation in a game of soccer |
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| Disgusting |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Jan 2019 |
| Act of cheating winger reported |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Oct 2018 |
| Mucky duck possibly picked up? |
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| Diamond call |
Jonesin |
10 Jul 2018 |
| Word with weather or ball |
New York Times |
20 Jun 2018 |
| Call from home? |
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| Word with weather or ball |
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| Irritable |
Newsday |
09 Dec 2017 |
| Ref's call |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Dec 2017 |
| Hoops hack |
Universal |
30 Nov 2017 |
| A baseball hit out of bounds |
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| Basketball transgression |
The Washington Post |
03 Oct 2017 |
| Basketball transgression |
LA Times Daily |
03 Oct 2017 |
| Repulsive |
The Times Concise |
24 Sep 2017 |
| Awful-smelling |
New York Times |
27 Jun 2017 |
| Not fair |
Universal |
21 Jun 2017 |
| Low blow, e.g |
USA Today |
18 Jun 2017 |
| Cause of a free throw, often |
USA Today |
18 May 2017 |
| It may precede a free throw |
USA Today |
08 May 2017 |
| Batted ball into the dugout, say |
The Washington Post |
03 Apr 2017 |
| Batted ball into the dugout, say |
LA Times Daily |
03 Apr 2017 |
| Cry ___ |
New York Times |
09 Mar 2017 |
| Offensive; make dirty |
The Times Concise |
17 Jan 2017 |
| Batted ball into the dugout, say |
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| Basketball transgression |
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| Out of bounds |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2017 |
| Cause of a free throw, often |
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| Cry ___ |
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| Awful-smelling |
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| It may precede a free throw |
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| Low blow, e.g. |
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| Not fair |
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| Hoops hack |
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| Type of ball or language |
Universal |
22 Dec 2016 |
| Kind of tip, in baseball |
New York Times |
11 Apr 2016 |
| Basketball no-no |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Feb 2016 |
| Type of ball or language |
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| It's not fair |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Dec 2015 |
| Not fair, in baseball |
Family Time |
29 Nov 2015 |
| Rank |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Nov 2015 |
| One of six allowed to an N.B.A. player |
New York Times |
09 Nov 2015 |
| Out of play |
Newsday |
06 Nov 2015 |
| Outside the baselines |
Newsday |
11 Sep 2015 |
| Out of bounds |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 May 2015 |
| Use the wrong sort of tackle, perhaps |
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| Word with "ball" or "language" |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2015 |
| It's not fair |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2015 |
| Sound made by turkey perhaps is very unpleasant |
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| Cry ___ |
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| Out of play |
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| Outside the baselines |
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| One of six allowed to an N.B.A. player |
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| It's not fair |
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| Word with "ball" or "language" |
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| It's not fair |
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| Rank |
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| Out of bounds, in baseball |
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| Hardly ice outside |
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| Basketball offense |
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| Umpire's call |
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| Far from fair |
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| Umpire's call |
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| Basketball offense |
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| Loathsome |
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| Fair's opposite |
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| It's not fair |
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| Court offense |
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| Umpire's call |
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| Court call |
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| Fair alternative |
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| Inclement |
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| Basketball game stopper |
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| Sports offense |
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| Basketball game stopper |
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| Cager's offense |
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| Really rotten |
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| __ tip |
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| Court offense |
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| Fair's opposite |
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| __ tip |
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| Awful-smelling |
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| Awful |
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| Rank |
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| Cager's offense |
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| Not fair |
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| Fair's opposite |
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| Unfair? |
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| Call from home? |
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| Call from home? |
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| Ball for the fans |
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| Not fair |
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| Ball for the fans |
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| Unfair? |
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| Ref's call |
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| Unfair? |
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| Ref's call |
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| Ball hit out of bounds |
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| Not fair |
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| Ump's call |
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| Umpire's shout |
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| Basketball game stopper |
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| Cager's offense |
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| Infraction |
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| Malodorous |
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| Free throw cause |
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| A line in baseball |
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| Malodorous |
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| Morally detestable |
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| Loathsome |
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| Ump's call |
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| Cager's misdeed |
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| Baseline ump's call |
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| Cager's misdeed |
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| Court call |
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| Ballpark line |
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| Cold and rainy |
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| Kind of play or ball |
|
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| ___ ball |
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| Referee's call |
|
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| Clipping on a gridiron, e.g. |
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| ___ play |
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| Clipping or tripping |
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| Low blow |
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| Noisome |
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| Sports offense |
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| Unfair |
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| Kind of ball or tip |
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| Not fair |
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| Loathsome |
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| Hit below the belt |
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| Diamond call |
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| Court error |
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| Umpire's cry |
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| Ump's call |
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| Kind of ball |
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| Word with ball or play |
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| ___ ball. |
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| Baseball term. |
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| A violation, in sports. |
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| Entangle, as an anchor. |
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| It's just not fair! |
|
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| Illegal shift, e.g. |
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| Umpire's cry. |
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| Unfair. |
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| Hockey violation. |
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| Party ___ (spilling the bongwater, e.g.) |
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| ___ play. |
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| ___ tip. |
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| Umpire's call. |
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| Kind of ball. |
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