Knocked out one of the best players holding little back Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEDATED Knocked out one of the best players holding little back (7)
3% REGAL Splendid beer knocked back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
3% RIPS Nervous pirate holds back tears (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
3% WHOS "___ there?" (response to a knock-knock joke) (4)
3% DIGDEEP Try one's best (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 9, 2025
3% INEEDARIDE One out (10) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
3% BETH One of the Little Women (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
3% HOMER Knock one out of the park (5) New York Times Oct 4, 2025
3% GUARD Back-court player (5) Commuter Oct 4, 2025
3% PROVOKED Did nettle coming back knock out rose beds? (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
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