A sideways ball in the French sport (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A sideways ball in the French sport (8) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on May 6, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LACROSSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LACROSSE A sideways ball in the French sport (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic May 6, 2026
7% EDGE Move sideways (4) Newsday Mar 26, 2026
6% SKEE ___-Ball (4) New York Times May 5, 2026
6% UPSET Sports stunner (5) Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026
6% MAIS French "but" (4) Eugene Sheffer May 4, 2026
6% STATS Sports data (5) Commuter May 2, 2026
6% OH "Sideways" actress Sandra (2) Eugene Sheffer Apr 30, 2026
6% TEAMS Sports squads (5) USA Today Apr 28, 2026
6% POLO Sport on a horse (4) New York Times Apr 27, 2026
6% ETRE To be, in French (4) USA Today Apr 26, 2026

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A sideways ball in the French sport (8) Crossword Clue
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