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The Bout

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A few of the words

CANVAS
A fighter sent to the canvas is said to be 'on the floor', the ring surface has been canvas-covered since the sport's early bare-knuckle days, stretched taut over a layer of padding above the boards.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
CLINCH
The clinch is both a survival tool and a tactical reset, fighters tie up at close range to smother an opponent's power shots and buy a moment to recover and think.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
NEUTRAL
The neutral corner is where a fighter must retreat when a knockdown is scored, so the referee can begin a standing count without interference, a rule that has been part of professional boxing since the early 20th century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PIVOT
The pivot is one of boxing's most elegant moves: planting one foot and rotating off it to reposition the angle of attack, turning an opponent's rush into a missed charge.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About The Bout

A boxing bout is its own contained world, three minutes of sharp footwork, split-second reads, and the quiet strategy between flurries. Fighters speak of the dance as much as the fight: the slip that opens a counter, the pivot that resets the angles, the clinch that steals a breath. From the opening bell to the final one, every round tells its own small story of will and timing.

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    Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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