Watch player taking first ball get a surprise (3-6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Watch player taking first ball get a surprise (3-6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on November 17, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EYEOPENER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EYEOPENER Watch player taking first ball get a surprise (3-6) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
7% BAT Something to take to a ball? (3) USA Today Oct 23, 2025
6% TWIST Surprise in a plot (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 16, 2025
6% OBSERVE Watch attentively (7) USA Today Nov 15, 2025
6% AGAPE Visibly surprised (5)
6% SAW Watched (3) Universal Nov 13, 2025
6% EYING Watching (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
6% SKEE __-Ball (4) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025
6% OHO "What a surprise!" (3)
6% WRIST Spot for a watch (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 8, 2025

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