Shot or pass defender's stifled Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shot or pass defender's stifled . 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 BACKHANDER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKHANDER Shot or pass defender's stifled (10)
69% SMOTHER Stifle (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 27, 2025
69% MUTE Stifle (4) (4) Mirror Quick Sep 21, 2025
60% ELAPSE Pass by (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 24, 2025
60% ELAPSES Passes by (7) Universal Sep 18, 2025
60% ATTACKDOGS Defenders on leashes (10) Universal Sep 8, 2025
60% ATTEMPT Shot (7) LA Times Daily Aug 28, 2025
56% BBS Small shot (3) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
56% HANDSDOWN Passes on effortlessly (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
56% HOT Stifling each other's essential characters (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
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