Player on the bench? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Player on the bench? featured in New York Times puzzle on April 2, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PIANIST.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PIANIST Player on the bench? (7) New York Times Apr 2, 2026
78% SUBS Players on the bench (abbrev.) (4)
78% PIANO Focus of a player on the bench (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 11, 2019
78% PIANOS Their players are often benched (6) New York Times Jul 26, 2019
70% SIXTHMAN First player off the bench (8)
63% BUS Coach player on the bench knocked over (3)
63% OBOIST Player primarily on bench, or in second team? (6)
57% SNUBS Players on a bench receiving new rebuffs (5) (5)
57% BUSH Forest player on the bench, upset, attracting Hearts? (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 16, 2023
57% IMUP Startled query from an inattentive player on the bench (4)

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