Footballer starts to play, hoping Dicky foiled plan in the end (4,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Footballer starts to play, hoping Dicky foiled plan in the end (4,5) featured in Sun Two Speed puzzle on May 23, 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 PHILFODEN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PHILFODEN Footballer starts to play, hoping Dicky foiled plan in the end (4,5) (9) The Sun Two Speed May 23, 2026
5% ACTONE Start of a play (6) Universal May 16, 2026
5% END ___ around (football trick play) (3)
5% ODIE Foil for Garfield (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 25, 2026
5% ROSE Hoped-for item at end of "The Bachelor" (4) New York Times Midi Apr 21, 2026
5% ACTI Play start (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 6, 2026
4% DNA Cellular plan? (3) LA Times Daily May 23, 2026
4% SCHEME Devious plan (6) Newsday May 18, 2026
4% HATCH Devise, as a plan (5) New York Times Mini May 13, 2026
4% DIET Eating plan (4) Commuter May 13, 2026

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