The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GOALPOST which also is the latest solution we found used in The Onion in 2011.
A shot is often harmless if it caroms off of one crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GOALPOST | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: A shot is often harmless if it caroms off of one
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Crossword Answer definitions
GOALPOST noun- One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
- The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)
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