Football player who kicks the ball downfield to the opposing team Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Football player who kicks the ball downfield to the opposing team . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PUNTER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNTER Football player who kicks the ball downfield to the opposing team (6)
3% INTER Bury football team (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
3% PUNT Football kick (4) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
3% LINEMEN Typically the biggest players on a football team (7) New York Times Aug 6, 2025
3% FOOTBALLER A player who kicks a round ball on a playing field (10)
2% REDS Great American Ball Park team (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
2% NAYS Opposing votes (4) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
2% ANTI Opposed to (4) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
2% INSTIGATE Kick off (9) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
2% PATS New England American football team, for short (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
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