Favoured match official, under pressure, made a mistake Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Favoured match official, under pressure, made a mistake featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on March 17, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PREFERRED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PREFERRED Favoured match official, under pressure, made a mistake (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 17, 2026
6% ERRED Made a mistake (5) The Telegraph Mini Mar 14, 2026
5% UMPIRED Officiated in a cricket match (7) The Times Concise Mar 17, 2026
5% ANTI Not in favour of (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 9, 2026
5% MIXUP Mistake (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 4, 2026
5% IMPRINT Mark made by pressure (7) The Times Concise Mar 3, 2026
5% CAVED Yielded under pressure (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 18, 2026
5% FREEZINGUP Choking under pressure (10) Universal Feb 11, 2026
5% UNWITTINGLY By mistake (11) The Telegraph Quick Feb 8, 2026
5% ERRORS Mistakes (6) Newsday Feb 3, 2026

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