Team wins penalty to begin with, Rovers gutted by rests (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Team wins penalty to begin with, Rovers gutted by rests (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on November 19, 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 SPIDERS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPIDERS Team wins penalty to begin with, Rovers gutted by rests (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 19, 2025
5% REF Penalty caller (3) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025
5% BOWEL Gut (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
5% METTLE Guts (6) LA Times Daily Nov 5, 2025
5% NYM Series-winning team of '86 (3) The Washington Post Mini Oct 18, 2025
5% FINE Penalty (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
5% SCOTFREE Without penalty (8) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
5% HOMELOSS Win for an away team (8) New York Times Aug 31, 2025
4% LAID __ to rest (4) Commuter Nov 18, 2025
4% IST "Das ____ gut!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 15, 2025

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