Key batsman, first to face the bowling Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPENER Key batsman, first to face the bowling (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 7, 2020
6% ATEIT Fell face-first (5) Universal Dec 4, 2025
5% PREMIUM First class umpire bowled over by maiden (7) The Times Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
5% TAB Indent key (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 2, 2026
5% RIM Bowl edge (3) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
5% CTRL PC key (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 31, 2026
5% MET Came face to face (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 30, 2026
5% ALICIA Singer Keys (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 26, 2026
5% BRAVE Face with fortitude (5) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
5% INTERVIEWSTAGE Face-to-face segment of a job search process (14) USA Today Jan 24, 2026

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