Play __, be ruthless and uncompromising (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Play __, be ruthless and uncompromising (8) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on June 13, 2026. 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 HARDBALL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HARDBALL Play __, be ruthless and uncompromising (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Jun 13, 2026
8% STRICT Uncompromising (6) New York Times Midi Jun 5, 2026
8% RIGID Uncompromising (5) USA Today May 23, 2026
8% FEROCITY Ruthlessness (8) The Telegraph Quick Apr 30, 2026
7% DRACO Ruthless Athenian lawgiver (5) New York Times May 14, 2026
7% CRUEL Ruthless (5) (5) Puzzler Mar 13, 2026
6% TYRANT Ruthless sort of extremely tetchy, angry speech (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 13, 2026
6% PURIST US trip going badly for uncompromising individual (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed May 15, 2026
5% SAT Didn't play (3) New York Times Jun 12, 2026
5% REAIR Play again (5) New York Times Jun 12, 2026

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