Like the shorts dirty from playing football?(10 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Like the shorts dirty from playing football?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 15th August 2025.

The answer is

P I T C H B L A C K

11 letters · most recently seen on 15th August 2025

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#1 down Deem to be deliberate (8)
#2 down What happened when the flag was hoisted showing a flower? (8,4)
#3 down Smiled when the spider got me agitated (8)
#4 down The girl's been stood up again and that's tough (6)
#5 down Speak ill of as "a ruddy awful paper" (8)
#6 down Prepared the bed for sleeping in - didn't like it (6,4)
#7 down Downcast and carrying an instrument, said hello (7)
#8 down The old man, like myself, had so healthy an upbringing (10)
#9 across Drying while you're phoning (2,3,4)
#10 across Better than, when it comes to barbering? (1,3,5)
#11 down Misses one most, being crazy about (5)