Failed when defensive player sacked (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKFIRED Failed when defensive player sacked (9) (9)
7% LEFTBACK Player in a defensive position (4,4) (8) Puzzler Apr 25, 2026
6% THORN Rosebush defense (5) New York Times Midi Apr 28, 2026
6% ODOR Skunk's defense (4) Eugene Sheffer Apr 27, 2026
6% OMIT Fail to include (4) Universal Apr 27, 2026
6% BEHAVED Performed with experience in sack (7) The Telegraph Toughie Apr 22, 2026
6% MISS Fail to hit (4) Commuter Apr 21, 2026
6% PALISADE Defensive fortification (8) New York Times Apr 19, 2026
6% WATT *J.J. ___, three-time N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year in the 2010s (4) New York Times Midi Apr 16, 2026
6% STINGER Scorpion's defense (7) Universal Apr 15, 2026
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