Cricketer catches hard ball at last, before England's opener can check Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THROTTLE Cricketer catches hard ball at last, before England's opener can check (8)
61% TAB Can opener (3) USA Today Sep 2, 2025
61% EELY Hard to catch (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 12, 2025
56% TRAPS Catches band second to last (5) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 16, 2025
56% POPTAB Can-opening mechanism (6) New York Times Sep 8, 2025
56% TABS Can openers? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 16, 2025
53% PAINT Word before can or brush (5) The Atlantic Oct 19, 2025
53% BYE Last word from the cricket? (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
53% IGOTIT "Let me catch this fly ball!" (6) Universal Oct 12, 2025
53% TEST Cricket match can be a trial (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
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