Chains: Trade Deadline

Beat the TRADE DEADLINE, grab the game ball, and land at a park factor.

How to play 🔗

• The top word is given. Each rung below links to the one above it to make a word or phrase.
• That same rung also links down to the next, so GRAND → SLAM → DUNK hides GRAND SLAM and SLAM DUNK.
• You get the first letter of every rung. Type the rest. It checks the moment the word is full.
• Clues stay hidden. Tap 💡 Reveal clue if you want the hint for a rung.
• Still stuck? 💡 Hint reveals the next letter. 🏳️ shows the rung but won't score it.

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About Chains: Trade Deadline

Chains: Trade Deadline is a free sports word-chain puzzle: a ladder of 6 hidden words where each rung forms a compound word or common phrase with the word above it, and then again with the word below. Beat the TRADE DEADLINE, grab the game ball, and land at a park factor.

The chain starts from the word TRADE, which you get for free. Every rung shows only its first letter plus a themed clue, and a correct word is confirmed the instant it is complete. This ladder is rated Hard, and deal every link.

The clues for every rung are listed below in order. The words themselves, and the compounds they make, stay hidden until you solve them.

How to play

Start at the top: the first word (TRADE) is given.

Each rung below links to the word above it as a compound word or two-word phrase.

Type each rung's word from its first letter and clue; hints reveal extra letters if you stall.

Reach the bottom to complete the chain, then share your clean-rung count.

The rung clues, top to bottom

The summer cutoff that can reshape a pennant race.

When rumors become deals before the clock runs out.

An afternoon first pitch under the sun.

The keepsake handed to the player who swung the result.

The place with the diamond, dugouts, and outfield wall.

A stat that adjusts for how a stadium boosts or suppresses offense.

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