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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKHANDER Shot or pass defender's stifled (10)
66% GOALAREA With shot on a field, a region firstly defended - is it? (4,4) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
66% SMOTHER Stifle (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 27, 2025
66% MUTE Stifle (4) (4) Mirror Quick Sep 21, 2025
63% TRANSIENT Passing tennis shot after cunning returns (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
60% RELAY Pass on (5) LA Times Daily Nov 22, 2025
60% ENACT Pass (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025
60% NAH "Pass" (3) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
56% INFECTED Passed on a bug to (8) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
56% DRIVES Fairway shots (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 26, 2025
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