| Matching what turns north, he is put in late in the day (5-8) |
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| In cricket, a lower order player sent in to bat near the end of a day's play (5,8) |
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| Security guard employed during the evening (5,8) |
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| Inferior cricketer's guard? (5-8) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
24 Mar 2025 |
| Expendable bloke sent out to bat for Rembrandt perhaps? |
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| Brought in for security near the end of the day in 21 (13) |
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| Evening guard (5-8) |
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| Bat put in late as guard on industrial premises (5-8) |
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| He's not interested in doing a day's work (5,8) |
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| Nocturnal factory guard (5,8) |
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| In cricket, a batsman sent in when a wicket has fallen near the end of a day's play (5,8) |
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| Wee-hours guard guy |
Newsday |
07 May 2024 |
| Type of batsman in cricket (13) |
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| He's not unemployed, but he never does a day's work (13) |
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| Nocturnal guard (13) |
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| Low order batsman sent in when a wicket falls near the end of the day's play |
The Guardian Quick |
25 Sep 2023 |
| Title job for Thomas Wazhashk in a 2020 Louise Erdrich novel |
USA Today |
09 May 2023 |
| Cricketer who takes guard late? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Jul 2020 |
| I'm expected to handle late deliveries |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Sep 2019 |
| Relatively inexpert batsman sent in to bat before close of play |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
04 Aug 2019 |
| Job in the dark for an astronomer? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Apr 2019 |
| Tail-ender sent in to bat when a wicket falls close to the end of a day’s play |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
17 Dec 2017 |
| Guard man going in late at Old Trafford? |
The Times Cryptic |
29 May 2017 |
| Cricketer charged with securing his wicket (to protect 'better' players) until close of play |
The Guardian Speedy |
05 Feb 2017 |
| Guard |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Oct 2016 |
| Guard's twisty thing on timer making all nervous initially |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Dec 2015 |
| Provides job security for one of those on late shift |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Oct 2015 |
| After dark, timekeeper making late arrival at Lord's? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 Jun 2015 |
| Bad occupation for Sleepy? |
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| Plant protector |
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| Job mistakenly sought by a stargazer? |
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| Astronomer? |
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