A ball game with most important part for defender Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APOLOGIST A ball game with most important part for defender (9) The Times Cryptic Jun 6, 2016
3% MAIN Most important (4) Commuter Oct 11, 2025
3% ROULETTE Way to protect grant for ball game? (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
3% OPUS Magnum ___ (most important work of an artist) (4)
3% MAJOR Important (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
3% MATTERED Was important (8) The Telegraph Quick Sep 23, 2025
3% SKEE ___-Ball, a popular arcade game (4)
3% PREMIER Most important (7) (7) Puzzler Sep 16, 2025
3% TABLETENNIS Game played with bats and a ball (5,6) (11) Mirror Classic Sep 12, 2025
3% JEWELINTHECROWN Most valuable part of something (15) USA Today Sep 11, 2025

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