Side set back, fielding captain may employ it (3,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Side set back, fielding captain may employ it (3,4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 26, 2025. 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 LEGTRAP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEGTRAP Side set back, fielding captain may employ it (3,4) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 26, 2025
6% USES Employs (4) Universal Dec 23, 2025
6% USE Employ (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
6% HIRE Employ (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 8, 2025
6% USED Employed (4) The Times Concise Dec 8, 2025
6% TEM Employ (3) USA Today Quick Dec 7, 2025
6% SHOWBUSINESS Appear to be fully employed in the field of entertainment (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
5% ZERO Put back to factory settings (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Dec 22, 2025
5% DEA Org. that employs narcs (3) Universal Dec 21, 2025
5% BOTANY Field of plants (6) New York Times Mini Dec 18, 2025

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