Quick crossword No 412
Sat 11 Jul 2026, set byevilflea
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Special Instructions: Surfaces all look like they're about the Sportsball World Trophy. (With the focus on making the surfaces work, it may be a *little* uneven...)
Across
- Threads account hosted by @SoccerLeagueTips (5)
- At first amiable, loutish groups arrested, especially when seen in Washington DC's Reflecting Pool (5)
- Can get high during big games, or sup beers and drool, anyway (5,8)
- Big striker from Arizona gets yellow card, in a manner of speaking, on edge of area? (7)
- Half of governing body hesitant to describe nature of football's Peace Prize? (5)
- With Cup beginning in America, FIFA sometimes shows restraint for hooligans (5)
- Togo force exits at halftime in protest against systemic mistreatment (2,3)
- In style, veteran hits woodwork - ball close to line, but no replays (7)
- A beast to keep tabs on, if left unattended will be rampant all over the field? (5)
- Of course German keeper starts with this clean sheet made to look beautiful, maybe with touch of acrobatics in capital city? (7)
- Has a duty to put forward to defend a cross (7)
- Early tie in the first half, Canada playing with Norway (7)
- Didn't you know? Spain's single victory is for the people (7)
Down
- East African nation's numbers 6, 7, 8 all sent off between two Swedish passages of play? (7)
- Inspire upset, elimination, the previous day's round (5)
- Alarm sounded in ground (5)
- Drug found in 60% of World Cup hosts (3)
- Present function to support from the stands, maybe (9)
- Every so often, Johan Cruyff in the final third, an ace in orange (5)
- Make the same noise as Barmy Army, eh, when scored against at the start (5)
- Player stinks? Close to time it's running according to script (3)
- Messi controls, holds, exposes errors (3)
- Two points, before England wingers impress in green strips? (7)
- Game "beautiful" before you declared love (3)
- Band together with team after two red cards and play differently (5)
- Negative energy, perhaps, when South American side chokes - capitulates, essentially - and loses final against all odds (7)
- To show disapproval, crowds goad, "Is uninspired!" (9)
- Referee, essentially taken in by passback, is supported by everyone responsible for pre-VAR visualisation tool? (7)
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