Hockey players need this criticism (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hockey players need this criticism (5) featured in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle on September 19, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STICK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STICK Hockey players need this criticism (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Sep 19, 2026
7% BLUELINE Boundary in hockey (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 17, 2026
7% RINK Hockey venue (4) Commuter Sep 12, 2026
7% PUCK Hockey disk (4) Commuter Sep 9, 2026
7% DEKE Hockey juke (4) Universal Aug 30, 2026
7% SLAMS Criticizes (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 29, 2026
7% GOAL Hockey highlight (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 24, 2026
7% DEVIL New Jersey hockey player (5) LA Times Mini Jul 4, 2026
6% HATER Constant critic (5) LA Times Daily Sep 18, 2026
6% UNDUE Excessive, as criticism or punishment (5) New York Times Mini Sep 17, 2026

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