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Part of a football defense Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Part of a football defense last seen in Newsday puzzle. 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LINEBACKER.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | LINEBACKER Part of a football defense | (10) | Newsday | Oct 5, 2023 |
| 3% | REFS Football arbiters, for short | (4) | Newsday | Dec 8, 2025 |
| 3% | SCORER Footballer, or etcher? (6) | (6) | Puzzler Cryptic | Dec 7, 2025 |
| 3% | ALIBI Suspect's defense | (5) | ||
| 3% | ENDS Some football linemen | (4) | LA Times Daily | Dec 4, 2025 |
| 3% | NATO Western defense grp. | (4) | Newsday | Dec 3, 2025 |
| 3% | AIR Football filler | (3) | Newsday | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 3% | PELE Brazilian football legend | (4) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 3% | TOE Turf ___ (football injury) | (3) | New York Times | Nov 30, 2025 |
| 3% | YARD Football field measure | (4) |
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