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Defensive football player, often Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defensive football player, often last seen in Universal puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TACKLER.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | TACKLER Defensive football player, often | (7) | Universal | Dec 11, 2019 |
| 7% | RAIDER Las Vegas football player | (6) | New York Times | Mar 15, 2026 |
| 7% | CENTREBACK Defensive soccer player (6,4) | (10) | Puzzler | Jan 12, 2026 |
| 7% | BACKERS *Defensive football players | (7) | Universal | Nov 26, 2019 |
| 6% | DENIED Invoked the Shaggy defense, e.g. | (6) | The Atlantic | Mar 15, 2026 |
| 6% | GAMES Football contests | (5) | Commuter | Mar 14, 2026 |
| 6% | EGO Freudian origin of defense mechanisms | (3) | New York Times | Mar 14, 2026 |
| 6% | SQUAD Football team | (5) | LA Times Mini | Mar 13, 2026 |
| 6% | NATO Western defense grp. | (4) | New York Times | Mar 9, 2026 |
| 6% | KELCE Football's Travis | (5) | Thomas Joseph | Mar 6, 2026 |
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