The print version of the puzzle features standard-difficulty clues; expert solvers and masochists can find the hard clues here: Hard Clues PDF or Hard Clues Across Lite puzzle.
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The minor league baseball season is entering the home stretch, which is why we’re dedicating a second consecutive puzzle to the denizens of Durham Bulls Athletic Park. It’s the third outing by Chris King, a sports- and puzzle-mad University of South Carolina student who’s worked his way into our starting rotation. Keep an eye on this up-and-coming crossword talent: We’d put money on seeing him in “The Show”—er, the New York Times—before long.
