Tree-hugging English footballer, one great player Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tree-hugging English footballer, one great player last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 LIONEL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIONEL Tree-hugging English footballer, one great player (6) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 20, 2023
6% EMBRACED Hugged (8) The Telegraph Quick Aug 25, 2025
6% THEO English footballer Walcott (4)
6% ALLPRO Standout football player (6) USA Today Jul 7, 2025
5% ARMS Limbs used to hug (4) Universal Sep 6, 2025
5% BEG Ask English in Great Britain to rise up (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
5% MOVIESTAR Great player in contest hosted by city of the Balkans (5,4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
5% ALLCOCK Everyman is a former English footballer (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 29, 2025
5% SOCCER Football (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 29, 2025
5% ERIE One of the Great Lakes (4)

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