Tail-ender sent in to bat when a wicket falls close to the end of a day’s play Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tail-ender sent in to bat when a wicket falls close to the end of a day’s play last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIGHTWATCHMAN.

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Crossword Answer For Tail-ender sent in to bat when a wicket falls close to the end of a day’s play:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGHTWATCHMAN Tail-ender sent in to bat when a wicket falls close to the end of a day’s play (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 17, 2017
6% EYEOPENER Surprise tail-enders for Yorkshire formerly were first to bat (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 29, 2025
6% REAR Tail end (4)
6% DIARRHOEA Do I hear a tail-ender finally bats, getting the runs? (9)
6% STUMPS The end of the day's play in cricket (6) (6)
5% SUNDOWN Outspoken child sad when day is at an end (7) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 2, 2025
5% ONE Countdown ender (3) New York Times Sep 2, 2025
5% PAID Sent money to (4) USA Today Sep 2, 2025
5% NEAR Close by (4) Commuter Sep 2, 2025
5% AMEN Hymn ender (4)

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