Fitter lad crushed by big old player? (5,8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OSCAR Fitter lad crushed by big old player? (5,8) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 11, 2024
6% NAILEDIT "Crushed that!" (8) The Atlantic Nov 7, 2025
6% POWDER Crush (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
5% STRATIFIED Having layers aids fitter when working (10) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 1, 2025
5% ACED Easily crushed (4) New York Times Oct 31, 2025
5% ARO Not prone to crushes, for short (3) Universal Oct 28, 2025
5% DVD __ player (3) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
5% BOY Lad (3) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2025
5% MASH Crush, as potatoes (4) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
5% ICE It may be crushed or broken (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025

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