LA Times Crossword · An extra point is a scoring attempt made after a touchdown in American football. · 10 letters
Conversion that some pray will be successful? LA Times Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 6, 2026
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EXTRAPOINT is a football conversion that fans may pray succeeds. The question mark joins the religious sense of pray with the sports sense of conversion; the two-word answer loses its space in the grid.
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Conversion is a football term, while pray supplies the joke.
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EXTRAPOINT is a football conversion that fans may pray succeeds. The question mark joins the religious sense of pray with the sports sense of conversion; the two-word answer loses its space in the grid.
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An extra point is a scoring attempt made after a touchdown in American football. in LA Times Crossword puzzle for September 5, 2026.
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