Attempt a rugby score (3) Crossword Clue (2024)

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A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area (on or behind the goal line). Rugby union and league differ slightly in defining "grounding the ball" and the "in-goal" area.

Clue: A crossword clue is a hint that the solver must decipher to find the answer that is then entered into the puzzle grid. Clues are not necessarily dictionary definitions; they can involve puns, anagrams and other types of wordplay.

The simplest kind of wordplay hint is a second definition. For example, HOOD can mean "gangster" or "a cover for the head." So a clue for HOOD might read: "Cover for the head gangster (4)." (The number in parentheses indicates how many letters are in the answer.)

Fill-Ins, also known as Fill-It-Ins or Word Fill-Ins, are a variation of the common crossword puzzle in which words, rather than clues, are given, and the solver must work out where to place them.

A goal is scored when the ball is kicked through the uprights at the end of the field. A goal can be scored mid-game from a drop kick (worth three points), from a penalty kick (usually from a plastic tee and worth three points) or after scoring a try (called a conversion and worth two points).

Also called rugger, Rugby football. a form of football, played between two teams of 15 members each, that differs from soccer in freedom to carry the ball, block with the hands and arms, and tackle, and is characterized chiefly by continuous action and prohibition against the use of substitute players.

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Scan through the clues, and knock out all the easiest ones. Not only will this give your gameplay some structure, but also it'll give you an ego boost! Typically, fill-in-the-blank clues are the easiest. For example: “___ of Oz.”

A quick crossword usually relies on a one- or two-word clue which is a simple definition of the answer required. Many words have different meaning, so that the clue 'ball' could lead to the answer 'sphere', 'orb', or 'dance'.

Perhaps the most famous is the November 5, 1996, puzzle by Jeremiah Farrell, published on the day of the U.S. presidential election, which has been featured in the movie Wordplay and the book The Crossword Obsession by Coral Amende, as well as discussed by Peter Jennings on ABC News, featured on CNN, and elsewhere.

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Submissions are scored on speed and accuracy. You will lose points for each erroneous word, regardless of the number of mistakes in the word. However, if a letter intersecting two words is wrong, it will count as two mistakes.

These terms are conventionally used by crossword compilers to briefly indicate the type of word that the clue is describing. "Abbr" : Abbreviation. The answer to the clue may be an acronym or contraction that has come into use as a word in its own right. ( e.g. "scuba") "Arch" : Archaic.

The common crossword puzzle (CWP) in the U.S. has a 15 × 15 grid. If there are no squares colored in, the common CWP would have 30 words—15 across and 15 down. Most common CWPs have more than twice that number.

Contrary to popular belief, the Sunday puzzles are midweek difficulty, not the hardest. Mondays have the most straightforward clues and Saturday clues are the most vague or involve the most wordplay.

9 Crossword Puzzle Hacks You Should Know, According to New York Times Puzzle Creators. Don't be intimidated by crossword puzzles. “ERA” is the most common entry in crosswords, as well as “ARE,” “AREA,” and “ORE.” If a clue is in plural, the word will probably end in “S.”

A field goal, also called a flying kick or speculator, was a way of scoring in the game of rugby football. It consisted of a player kicking the ball from the ground (not on a kicking tee) without using their hands in open play over the crossbar.

"Match" is usually used in the UK and other non-American English speaking areas, where the most popular sports include football/soccer, rugby and cricket. On the other hand, "game" is used when talking about largely American sports like basketball, baseball and American football.

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue End of a rugby game. NOSIDE (6)

Rugger may mean: A slang word for rugby, or for one who plays rugby football, or a rugby shirt.