Footballer vying for the ball, say Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Footballer vying for the ball, say last seen in Telegraph Cross Atlantic puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TACKLER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TACKLER Footballer vying for the ball, say (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 22, 2025
5% MAGIC ___ 8 Ball (5) New York Times Mini Feb 22, 2026
5% SWEAR Say "*@%&#*!", say (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 21, 2026
5% ORB Ball (3) Thomas Joseph Feb 20, 2026
5% BACK Rugby or football defender (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
5% ORNAMENTS Fir balls? (9) The Atlantic Feb 13, 2026
5% SOCCER Association football (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Feb 13, 2026
5% RUGBY Ancestor of football (5) Commuter Feb 12, 2026
5% ALERT On the ball (5) Commuter Feb 11, 2026
5% AFLUTTER Australian Football League, say, in an excited state (8) The Times Cryptic Feb 5, 2026

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