Pitches, Whistles and Play

September 11, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard

Look, right here!
Has its own lane
Sends it skyward
Wrote Pygmalion
Boot for tragedy
Minus the UK now
Muddy green tone
Blows a whistle
Peas in one pod
Stuck in traffic
Team's home base
Marches in formation
Jeans, not a tie
Not me, not them
On the horizon line
Racing in the pool
Catches or picks up
Freud's middle piece
Fluffy raptor chick
No one's home
A nervous mumble
See eye to eye
Split fifty-fifty
Needle's gap
Run, jump, think
Capital is Accra
Give it a try
Biblical first woman
Cowboy's string tie
Way back when
Porter's first name
Pale light metal
Step on it!
Seeing red, badly
Latin for white
Before noon
Noble gas in the air
Cousin of basketball
Choral piece, sacred
Paper due on Monday
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Pitches, Whistles and Play — Solution

September 11, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard

Look, right here!
E
Has its own lane
Sends it skyward
B
Wrote Pygmalion
Boot for tragedy
S
Minus the UK now
Muddy green tone
E
Blows a whistle
Peas in one pod
R
Stuck in traffic
C
Team's home base
C
L
U
B
H
O
U
S
E
Marches in formation
A
Jeans, not a tie
Not me, not them
C
A
S
U
A
L
On the horizon line
A
F
A
R
Y
O
U
Racing in the pool
S
W
I
M
M
E
R
S
Catches or picks up
Freud's middle piece
N
Fluffy raptor chick
K
No one's home
V
A nervous mumble
See eye to eye
E
R
M
Split fifty-fifty
R
E
C
E
I
V
E
R
Needle's gap
Run, jump, think
E
Y
E
Capital is Accra
Give it a try
G
H
A
N
A
Biblical first woman
E
V
E
Cowboy's string tie
V
G
O
Way back when
G
Porter's first name
C
O
L
E
Pale light metal
Step on it!
B
E
Seeing red, badly
Latin for white
Before noon
A
L
B
A
Noble gas in the air
A
R
G
O
N
R
A
G
E
Cousin of basketball
N
E
T
B
A
L
L
Choral piece, sacred
M
O
T
E
T
Paper due on Monday
E
S
S
A
Y
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Pitches, Whistles and Play — The notes

September 11, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard

  1. ECCOLook, right here!Italian for 'here it is' or 'behold', often used when presenting or revealing something.
  2. BUSHas its own laneLarge vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route.
  3. LAUNCHSends it skywardTo send something into motion, like a rocket into space or a new product onto the market.
  4. SHAWWrote PygmalionSurname of George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright who wrote Pygmalion.
  5. BUSKINBoot for tragedyA thick-soled boot worn by actors in ancient Greek tragedy; it became a symbol of tragic drama.
  6. EUMinus the UK nowThe European Union, the political and economic bloc the UK left in 2020.
  7. OLIVEMuddy green toneA dull yellowish-green color, named after the fruit and its oil.
  8. REFEREEBlows a whistleOfficial who enforces the rules of a sports match and signals fouls with a whistle.
  9. SAMEPeas in one podIdentical, not different in any way.
  10. CARSStuck in trafficMotor vehicles, often seen bumper to bumper during rush hour.
  11. CLUBHOUSETeam's home baseBuilding where a sports team or club gathers, relaxes, or changes.
  12. ARMYMarches in formationA large organized force of soldiers trained for land warfare.
  13. CASUALJeans, not a tieRelaxed and informal, as in clothing or attitude.
  14. YOUNot me, not themThe person reading or solving this puzzle right now.
  15. AFAROn the horizon lineFrom a great distance, as something seen on the horizon.
  16. SWIMMERSRacing in the poolAthletes who compete in swimming pools or open water.
  17. RECEIVERCatches or picks upIn football, the player who catches passes; also the part of a phone you pick up to talk.
  18. EGOFreud's middle pieceIn Freud's model of the mind, the part that mediates between instinct and reality.
  19. EAGLETFluffy raptor chickA young eagle, still covered in down and unable to fly.
  20. VACANTNo one's homeEmpty and unoccupied, like a house with no one living in it.
  21. ERMA nervous mumbleA hesitant sound made while pausing to think of what to say.
  22. RELATESee eye to eyeTo connect with someone's feelings or experience, as in seeing eye to eye.
  23. EVENLYSplit fifty-fiftyIn equal parts or amounts, without favoring one side.
  24. EYENeedle's gapThe narrow opening at the top of a sewing needle, through which thread passes.
  25. VERBSRun, jump, thinkWords that express actions or states, like run, jump, or think.
  26. GHANACapital is AccraWest African country whose capital is Accra, formerly known as the Gold Coast.
  27. GOGive it a tryTo make an attempt, as in 'give it a go'.
  28. EVEBiblical first womanThe day or night before an event; also the name of the first woman in the Bible.
  29. BOLACowboy's string tieA cord tie fastened with an ornamental clasp, popular in the American West.
  30. AGOWay back whenIn the past, before the present moment.
  31. COLEPorter's first nameFirst name of Cole Porter, the American composer known for witty, sophisticated songs.
  32. BEPale light metalChemical symbol Be stands for beryllium, a pale, lightweight metal.
  33. GASStep on it!Fuel for a car, or a cry to speed up: 'step on the gas'.
  34. RAGESeeing red, badlyIntense, uncontrolled anger.
  35. ALBALatin for whiteLatin word meaning 'white', as in albus or albino.
  36. AMBefore noonAbbreviation for the hours before noon, from the Latin 'ante meridiem'.
  37. ARGONNoble gas in the airA colorless, odorless noble gas that makes up about 1% of Earth's atmosphere.
  38. NETBALLCousin of basketballA team sport similar to basketball, popular in Commonwealth countries, played without a backboard.
  39. MOTETChoral piece, sacredA short piece of sacred choral music, often sung without instruments.
  40. ESSAYPaper due on MondayA short piece of writing on a particular topic, often assigned as homework.
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