Surprised a footballer had been accepted first (5,5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAKENABACK Surprised a footballer had been accepted first (5,5) (10)
6% OKAY Acceptable (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 16, 2025
6% IHADNOIDEA "That's a surprise!" (10) Newsday Sep 13, 2025
6% ADVOCATUSERAT He had been called for, summoned (13) The Times O Tempora Aug 23, 2025
5% ARA Parseghian of football (3) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
5% ITSON "Challenge accepted!" (5) Universal Oct 17, 2025
5% ELI Football's Manning (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
5% LACES Football features (5) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
5% OHS Surprised sounds (3) Universal Oct 11, 2025
5% HAS "It ___ been a year!" (3) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
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