There are a few moving parts in this strange puzzle, which has two tall grids. The title of the puzzle, “Tunnel Vision,” is a reference to the line of black squares that form the vertical separation. All of the Across entries in both halves of the puzzle are ordinary fill, but two pairs of Down entries alert solvers to a theme in a tantalizing way.

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13D. [First score during extra time in sudden-death soccer] is another crossword debut: It’s known as a GOLDEN GOAL. Some soccer leagues use sudden death, but it has been discarded in favor of an overtime period in FIFA events, among others.

The Friday edition of the New York Times’ Mini Crossword puzzle featured a clue that many in Alabama will probably know. The mini puzzle, a truncated version of the newspaper’s famed crossword puzzle,