Because the ball went to a player on the side (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Because the ball went to a player on the side (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OWING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OWING Because the ball went to a player on the side (5) (5)
6% SKEE -- -Ball (4) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
6% ERRED Went wrong (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
6% LIKELIKED Really went for (9) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
6% ALERT On the ball (5) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
6% LED Went first (3) Newsday Jan 1, 2026
6% SELES Tennis player's useless, missing both sides (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 30, 2025
6% DATED Went out with (5) LA Times Mini Dec 24, 2025
6% AWARE On the ball (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 22, 2025
6% SANK Went down (4) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
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