Game - option periodically used before formal event Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Game - option periodically used before formal event featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on October 28, 2025. 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 PINBALL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PINBALL Game - option periodically used before formal event (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 28, 2025
6% EVENING Period before night (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 27, 2025
6% PROM Formal dance event at a high school (4)
6% BALL Formal dance event (4) The Times Concise Aug 23, 2025
6% EVES Nights before events (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 3, 2025
6% ERAS Eventful periods (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 28, 2025
5% LABOR Period just before birth (5) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
5% ODES Formal verses (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 28, 2025
5% GOWN Formal dress (4) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2025
5% LOGIC Formal reasoning (5) The Times Concise Oct 22, 2025

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