Break down an opponent's defense, in soccer Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Break down an opponent's defense, in soccer featured in New York Times Midi puzzle on June 9, 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 ATTACK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATTACK Break down an opponent's defense, in soccer (6) New York Times Midi Jun 9, 2026
56% CRY Break down (3) Newsday May 30, 2026
56% COLLAPSE Break down (8) Puzzler Backwords May 3, 2026
54% DEM "___'s da breaks!" (3) New York Times May 14, 2026
54% ANALYZE Break down (7) Newsday Apr 4, 2026
52% ROTS Breaks down, in a way (4)
52% ELTORO Opponent for 38-Down, in Spain (6) Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026
49% SOBS Breaks down, say (4) The Atlantic Apr 23, 2026
49% NUTMEED *Kicked a soccer ball between an opponent's legs (7) Universal Apr 17, 2026
47% PLEA Appeal in defense (4) New York Times Jun 5, 2026

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