Prudent match official wearing protective covering for the head Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Prudent match official wearing protective covering for the head featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on March 25, 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 CAREFUL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAREFUL Prudent match official wearing protective covering for the head (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 25, 2026
3% UMPIRED Officiated in a cricket match (7) The Times Concise Mar 17, 2026
3% TOILETLID Head covering? (9) New York Times Mar 4, 2026
3% HOOD Head-cover (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 18, 2026
3% VEILED Wearing a covering over the head and face (6) (6) Puzzler Jan 17, 2026
2% BLANKEST Most inscrutable spy's heading under cover? (8) The Times Cryptic Mar 18, 2026
2% PREFERRED Favoured match official, under pressure, made a mistake (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 17, 2026
2% DURAG Stretchy head covering (5) Commuter Mar 16, 2026
2% SAME Matching (4) Thomas Joseph Mar 14, 2026
2% HASON Is wearing (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 14, 2026

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