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Answer: prelims
Answer	Crossword Clue
PRELIMS	Early matches, briefly
PRELIMS	Grad school hurdle
PRELIMS	Qualifying bouts, for short

PRELIMS	Fights before the main event, for short
PRELIMS	Qualifying bouts
PRELIMS	Minor matches
PRELIMS	They're before the main event
PRELIMS	Tourney rounds
PRELIMS	Certain boxing contests: Slang.
PRELIMS	Bouts before the finals, for short
PRELIMS	Starts of tourneys

PRELIMS	Tourney starters
PRELIMS	Early rounds
PRELIMS	Qualifying rnds.
PRELIMS	Heats with less buzz, perhaps
PRELIMS	Heats
PRELIMS	Olympics events rarely shown in prime time

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.

Answer: prelims