Title Builder Beta See instructions

Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

Remember: You do not have to use the title builder - simply enter the title and question as you normally would and click submit!

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Times Jumbo 1227 Cryptic

bigdave1954 | 21:39 Sat 17th Sep 2016 | Crosswords

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Last one. 20d Baseball player, say, making strike (6) B?T?E?
I assume it is "batter" but cannot see the wordplay

TIA

Times Jumbo 1227

Press & Journal Cryptic Saturday

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scorpiojo

Best Answer

...and Strike 4. BASEBALL a batter's unsuccessful attempt to hit a pitched ball. a pitch that passes through the strike zone. NORTH AMERICAN something to one's discredit.

21:50 Sat 17th Sep 2016

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scorpiojo

..a baseball player and 'strike'

bigdave1954

Question Author

Thanks but I must be thick because I still don't get it!

scorpiojo

A 'batter' is a baseball player
Batter/strike/hit

scorpiojo

...and

Strike

4.
BASEBALL
a batter's unsuccessful attempt to hit a pitched ball.
a pitch that passes through the strike zone.
NORTH AMERICAN
something to one's discredit.

bigdave1954

Question Author

Got it! thanks so much

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