Nail-biting football match decider (7,8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PENALTYSHOOTOUT Nail-biting football match decider (7,8) (15)
6% ACERBIC Biting (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 18, 2025
6% OPTS Decides (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
6% AGREEON Decide (7) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
6% NIP Bite (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 24, 2025
6% SATIRICAL *Biting (9) Newsday Sep 19, 2025
6% CANINES They bite (7) New York Times Sep 9, 2025
6% GATOR It bites (5) New York Times Sep 9, 2025
6% STOPPAGETIME Added-on period at the end of a football match (12) The Times Concise Aug 6, 2025
6% CUPTIE Knockout football match (6) The Sun Mini Jul 20, 2025
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