Striking Out solution
by Kegler
The conflicting letters spell THREE HUNDRED and A PERFECT GAME, two different ways to refer
to 12 consecutive strikes (i.e., X's) in bowling.
Across
| 1 | GIST (hidden) |
| 4 | F(RIG)ATES |
| 10 | OVERSPEND (P.S. NEVER DO anag) |
| 11 | OPAL (1st letters) |
| 12 | IS + OMER (MORE anag) |
| 13 | BAN(KSID)E (DISK rev) |
| 14 | ALL + OT + TED (TO rev) |
| 16 | ED + GEts |
| 17 | HER + MIT (TIM rev) |
| 23 | IN + DEED |
| 26 | AUTO ("OTTO" hom) |
| 27 | EMBE(DDE)R |
| 28 | SYMPOSIA (SOAP IS MY anag) |
| 30 | PIE(R)CE |
| 31 | GOLF (last letters) |
| 32 | U.N. + SUB + DUE + D |
| 33 | S(TARC)HED (CART anag) |
| 34 | EM + MY (ME rev) |
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Down
| 1 | G + ROWTH (THROW anag) |
| 2 | I + N + H + ALE |
| 3 | S + TABLES |
| 4 | EVENT + I'D + E |
| 5 | REEK (hidden) |
| 6 | I(RISE)S |
| 7 | APO + GEE |
| 8 | ENERG + Y (GREEN anag) |
| 9 | SE(RV)ER |
| 15 | DE(TEST)ED |
| 18 | B(ED)ROOM |
| 19 | CAMP + U.S. |
| 20 | QU(A)INT |
| 21 | V + OYEUR (YOU'RE anag) |
| 22 | IMP + EDE |
| 24 | EMBLEM (hidden) |
| 25 | DR(AFT)Y |
| 29 | ONCE (CONE anag) |
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