Variety Cryptic Crossword: Cryptic Tennis

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  • Crossword: Cryptic Tennis by Hex
    I solve a variety cryptic crossword with help from the live chat on Twitch.
    Instructions:
    THIS puzzle's grid represents a tennis court,
    with heavy lines demarcating its sections
    rather than the beginnings and ends of entries.
    Clue answers should be entered without regard
    to bars, starting in the designated squares.
    Each section contains one square whose Across
    and Down letters are different. These letter
    pairs form a sort of connect-the-dots sequence
    that bounces back and forth across the net
    (shaded central column). Starting with the
    leftmost pair, remove one letter (from the Down
    entry in this case, but it may be either
    thereafter) and circle its duplicate among the
    right side's pairs. Remove the other letter
    from the second pair and circle its double on
    the left side. (There may be more than one
    double, but only one is correct.) Continue in
    this manner until ten letters have been removed
    and ten circled. Start with the leftmost circled
    letter and repeat the bouncing trail to form an
    appropriate two-word phrase. To complete the
    puzzle write that phrase in the shaded column.
    Answers include nine capitalized words.

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