The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HELD which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2013.
Caused a penalty in football crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| HELD | 100 % | 4 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Caused a penalty in football
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clip
 - fifteen
 - loss
 - offense
 - stroke
 - pain
 - stroked
 - draw
 - receive
 - received
 - shootout
 - field goal
 
Crossword Answer definitions
HELD verb- To grasp or grip.
 - To contain or store.
 - (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
 - (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
 - To win one's own service game.
 - To take place, to occur.
 - To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
 - To derive right or title.
 - In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
 - To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
 
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