They "Met" Their Waterloo

by Alex Vratsanos and George Barany

This "late-week difficulty" sports-themed puzzle was constructed in parallel to Mighty KC, and shares its four theme answers [albeit with different clues].  However, it is a far more open grid, with a lower word count (70 words), and some unusual architectural features.  The puzzle is released on the same date as one of us (A.V.) has a puzzle in the Sunday New York Times magazine. After completing the puzzle (spoiler), learn more about the puzzle's theme by consulting its companion puzzle and the links provided therein.

Click here to view or download the puzzle in PDF format; here to download it as a puz file; here to download it as an ipuz file [requires the free Puzzazz app to solve]; here to solve the puzzle interactively (thanks to Jim Horne); here for the solution. We thank Tim Croce, Charles Flaster, Brent Hartzell, and Martin Herbach for beta testing the puzzle and their helpful critiques.

If you want to tell others about this particular page, refer them to
http://tinyurl.com/waterloopuz

More puzzles here (all), here (current events), here (sports), and here (tributes).

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