The last thing batter needs to stop collapse? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The last thing batter needs to stop collapse? featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 9, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GROUNDER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GROUNDER The last thing batter needs to stop collapse? (8) The Times Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
5% VISIT Stop by (5) USA Today Jan 8, 2026
5% CEASE Stop (5) Universal Jan 6, 2026
5% OPENER First batter (6) (6) Mirror Classic Jan 4, 2026
5% WHISK Batter beater (5) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
5% TOSS Batter's throw (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 26, 2025
5% CASEY Batter of verse (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 25, 2025
5% QUITIT "Stop that!" (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 20, 2025
5% FIRM Company not likely to collapse (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
5% BAGCHECK Last stop before security, often (8) New York Times Dec 16, 2025

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