Football player sounded wistful? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKSIGHED Football player sounded wistful? (10) Wall Street Journal Jan 30, 2015
9% SIGH Sound wistful (4) Newsday Sep 25, 2025
9% SIGHS Wistful sounds (5) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
7% ELEGIAC Wistful (7) (7) The Sun Mini Nov 9, 2025
7% FULLBACKS Some football players (9) Thomas Joseph Nov 6, 2025
7% LONGING Wistful desire (7) The Times Concise Oct 6, 2025
6% OSSIE Football player and manager Ardiles (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 12, 2025
6% STRAIGHTFORWARD Simple sound heard by rugby player (15) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 2, 2025
6% AHME Wistful exclamation (4) Premier Sunday Aug 3, 2025
6% SIGHING Sounding wistful (7) Universal Aug 31, 2016

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