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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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
7% LAGGARD Tail-ender (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 7, 2025
6% EPILOGUES Play endings (9) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
5% AMEN Prayer ender (4) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
5% SCUT Tail of a hare (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 10, 2026
5% VOUCH Go to bat (for) (5) New York Times Mini Jan 8, 2026
5% RAIN Drought ender (4) Newsday Jan 7, 2026
5% NOON When morning ends (4) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
5% NEAR Close by (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 5, 2026
5% END Close (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026

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