Successor to the greatest footballer is not quite the cream of the crop Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SECONDBEST Successor to the greatest footballer is not quite the cream of the crop (10)
3% ELITE Cream of the crop (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 11, 2025
2% OCCUR Crop up (5) Newsday Dec 18, 2025
2% REAP Gather, as crops (4) LA Times Daily Dec 17, 2025
2% ENDED Quit (5) New York Times Dec 11, 2025
2% STOP "Quit it!" (4) Commuter Dec 9, 2025
2% GMO Crop with edited DNA (3) Universal Dec 8, 2025
2% ERIN Pam's successor on "The Office" (4) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
2% EDWARDVI Henry VIII's successor (8) Newsday Dec 5, 2025
2% GATHERED Harvested a crop (8) (8) Mirror Classic Dec 2, 2025
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