Opponent is target for striking female Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Opponent is target for striking female featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on September 18, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OBJECTOR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OBJECTOR Opponent is target for striking female (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
3% AES DDE's opponent (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 13, 2025
3% OFFBEAT Unusual of female to strike (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 4, 2025
3% GOALS Targets (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 29, 2025
3% RIVAL Opponent (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 6, 2025
2% SMITE Strike, poetically (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 16, 2025
2% HITS Strikes or slams (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 15, 2025
2% MENS Target section (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
2% LASHES Mascara's target (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
2% HOLE Golf target (4) Commuter Sep 13, 2025

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