Tail-enders from England side, of the eleven, needed support Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tail-enders from England side, of the eleven, needed support featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 22, 2026. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEFEND.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFEND Tail-enders from England side, of the eleven, needed support (6) The Times Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
6% LAGGARD Tail-ender (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 7, 2025
5% SWAY Wave from side to side (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Jan 15, 2026
5% SURREAL Fantastic tail-ender for county dismissed for a half-century (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
5% HEADS Opposite side to tails (5) (5) Mirror Classic Jan 8, 2026
5% SEEDMONEY Support from an angel (9) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
5% DIWALI Festival's tail-enders leaving did walk it (6) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 2, 2026
5% EXI Out you go from the eleven! (3) The Times O Tempora Dec 20, 2025
5% WAG Move side to side, as a dog's tail (3)
4% ROADGRADER Cat with no tail (10) Newsday Jan 22, 2026

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