Almost hit on shortened playing field being returned for sport Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Almost hit on shortened playing field being returned for sport . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOCCER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOCCER Almost hit on shortened playing field being returned for sport (6)
6% REC Playing field (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
6% POLO Field sport (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 15, 2025
5% EDIT Shorten for space (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
5% MOWED Leveled the playing field, say? (5) New York Times Oct 2, 2025
5% CLOSE Almost there (5) USA Today Sep 24, 2025
5% ABRIDGE Shorten (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 16, 2025
5% LARD Sort of shortening (4) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
5% NEAR Almost (4) Newsday Sep 13, 2025
5% TRASHTALK Playing field taunts (9) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2025
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