Certain hockey and soccer infractions … or a hint to this puzzle's circled and shaded squares Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Certain hockey and soccer infractions … or a hint to this puzzle's circled and shaded squares featured in New York Times puzzle on March 19, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OFFSIDES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OFFSIDES Certain hockey and soccer infractions … or a hint to this puzzle's circled and shaded squares (8) New York Times Mar 19, 2026
49% SHAPE Circle or square (5) Commuter Feb 7, 2026
45% GIVEASHOUTOUT Acknowledge during a broadcast, say … and a hint to the shaded squares (13) New York Times Mar 2, 2026
45% NOGOAL Call after an offsides infraction in soccer (6) USA Today Jan 8, 2026
43% MIDDLEMARCH George Eliot masterpiece … or a punny hint to seven squares in this puzzle (11) New York Times Mar 15, 2026
43% LPS Circles kept in squares (3) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
43% UPATREE Cornered ... or hint to this puzzle's circled squares (7) New York Times Aug 1, 2023
42% XC Popular high school sport, for short ... or a description of the circled squares in this puzzle (2) New York Times Midi Mar 8, 2026
42% DARK With 68-Across, long-shot candidates … or a hint to six squares in this puzzle (4) New York Times Mar 5, 2026
42% URBANSPRAWL Uncontrolled development around a city, and a hint to this puzzle's circles (11) Wall Street Journal Dec 22, 2025

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