Football play-stopper Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Football play-stopper . 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 FAIRCATCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAIRCATCH Football play-stopper (9)
4% GOALKEEPER Shot-stopper in football (10) (10) Mirror Classic Nov 25, 2025
3% ONENIL Football squeaker (6) Newsday Nov 29, 2025
3% AIR Football filler (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 29, 2025
3% GRIDIRON Riding, or playing American football? (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Nov 28, 2025
3% GOALS Footballing aims (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 28, 2025
3% LIONESSES Footballers less happy about noise when playing (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 27, 2025
3% ARSENAL Football team playing large arenas (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 25, 2025
3% RAIDERS Vegas footballers (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
3% SPORT Soccer or football (5) Newsday Nov 17, 2025
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