Basketball or football defense method Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MANTOMAN Basketball or football defense method (8) USA Today Oct 12, 2015
3% GOALLINESTAND Heroic football defense when one's opponents are on the verge of a touchdown (13) New York Times Easy Mode Sep 23, 2026
3% SYS Method: Abbr. (3) LA Times Mini Sep 22, 2026
3% SPY Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo (3) New York Times Sep 20, 2026
3% DIME ___ defense (football alignment that uses one more defensive back than a nickel defense) (4) USA Today Sep 15, 2026
3% MOAT Castle defense (4)
3% FORMULAS Fixed methods (8) Thomas Joseph Sep 2, 2026
3% TENABLE Defensible (7) Commuter Aug 28, 2026
3% ALIBI Defense strategy (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2026
3% MILLWALL Football team crush defensive formation (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 19, 2026

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