Chelsea's opener precedes painful play in big match Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CUP FINAL Chelsea's opener precedes painful play in big match (9)
69% MIS Match opener? (3) The Washington Post Mini Feb 21, 2026
58% PACHYDERM Big beast, in pain, died in Barnet (9) The Times Cryptic Feb 16, 2026
58% ROLE It can precede model, play or reversal (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
58% ACTONE Play opener (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 14, 2025
58% ACTI Play opener (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 5, 2025
55% GAIN "No pain, no ___" (4)
55% AMES Home of the Big 12's Cyclones (4) New York Times Feb 18, 2026
55% PRIOR Preceding (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 30, 2026
55% ACHE Pain (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
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