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
6% PHOTOFINISH Close ending (5,6) (11) Mirror Quick Apr 13, 2026
6% JUNE When the longest day is (4) Newsday Mar 20, 2026
6% WINDOW Opening batting, Cook parts with wicket (6) The Times Cryptic Feb 24, 2026
5% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Apr 25, 2026
5% FAR Not close by (3) Commuter Apr 25, 2026
5% UNOPEN Closed (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 24, 2026
5% ERIE Great Lake close to Niagara Falls (4)
5% SALAMANDERS Tailed amphibians (11) The Times Concise Apr 17, 2026
5% NODDING Falling asleep when showing approval (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 15, 2026

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