Most skilful match with excellent opener (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Most skilful match with excellent opener (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 12, 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 DEFTEST.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFTEST Most skilful match with excellent opener (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 12, 2025
6% ADROIT Skilful, deft (6) The Times Concise Oct 1, 2025
5% BOXINGRING Heavyweight match rectangle (10) Newsday Dec 10, 2025
5% ABLE Sailor finds the French skilful (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
5% IDEAL Excellent example (5) LA Times Mini Dec 7, 2025
5% ESPYS Awards for excellent plays and players (5) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
5% SLOT Opening (4) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
5% GAP Opening (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 5, 2025
5% TEST International cricket match (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
5% FINAL Last match, say (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025

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