Boots on the ground Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Boots on the ground featured in New York Times puzzle on April 28, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TROOPS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROOPS Boots on the ground (6) New York Times Apr 28, 2026
31% AIRSTRIKE Alternative to boots on the ground (9) Wall Street Journal Apr 15, 2020
31% FOOTSOLDIER "Boots on the ground" infantryman (11) USA Today Dec 13, 2017
31% WARHAWK Advocate of boots on the ground (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2016
31% HAWKS 'Boots on the ground' advocates (5) New York Times Jun 22, 2016
16% PICKATEAM Make the decision to put boots on the ground perhaps to get dig in at elite unit (9)
3% ITALY Country with a "boot" (5) New York Times Midi Apr 27, 2026
3% EXPEL Boot (5) LA Times Daily Apr 26, 2026
3% MOTIVE Grounds (6) The Times Sunday Concise Apr 26, 2026
3% MORASS Swampy ground (6) Newsday Apr 26, 2026

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