HOMOGRAPHS LXX

 

Wall Street Journal Crossword

January 24, 2024

Christopher N. Mills

SPORTS AND COURTS 

The answer to each clue is a law-related expression that also can apply to sports.

1. Result of intercepting a pass, or follow-up to contending innocence

2. Didn't get to play, or presided over a courtroom

3. Succeeded in a pole vault, or became a lawyer

4. Swings of a bat, or requests of removal from the record

 

Answers:

 

1. The defense rests

2. Sat on the bench

3. Passed the bar

4. Motions to strike