The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PUNT , but the solution may also be SCREENPASS which is one of the most recent solution (2007 in LA Times).
Football strategy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PUNT | 29 % | 4 |
| DEFENSE | 14 % | 7 |
| LATERAL | 14 % | 7 |
| ZONEDEFENSE | 14 % | 11 |
| BLITZ | 14 % | 5 |
| SCREENPASS | 14 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Football strategy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- defense
- lateral
- punt
- huddle
- program
- trap
- trapped
- trapping
- game
- safety
- sneak
- mousetrap
Crossword Answer definitions
PUNT noun- A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.
- To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
- To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
- To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
- To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
- To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
- A point in the game of faro.
- The act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- A bet or wager.
- Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.
- A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
- A wild guess.
- An indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
- A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
- To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
- To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
- The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PUNT
- Fourth-down maneuver
- Fourth-down play
- 4th-down play
- 4th and long play, often
- Flat-bottomed boat
- Fourth-down option
- Football kick
- Last resort for Paterno
- Special-team play
- Give up the pigskin
More clues leading to the result DEFENSE
- Crowd's chant during a basketball game
- Football eleven
- D, in many sports
- Department where Hagel is honcho
- Part of DOD
- Countermeasure
- Cabinet department since 1947
- Court chant
- Stadium chant, and word that can follow the ends of the answers to starred clues
- Moat purpose
More clues leading to the result LATERAL
- Certain pass
- Football throw
- Throw to the side
- Word with movement and thinking
- Sideways pass
- Pigskin pitchout
- Toward the side
- Kind of pass in football
- Sideways
- Gridiron pitchout
More clues leading to the result ZONEDEFENSE
- Warriors' strategy
- Court strategy
- *Pass prevention strategy
- Football strategy
- Gridiron ploy
- 2-3 or 1-2-2, in basketball
- Regional coverage plan?
- Specific area coverage
More clues leading to the result BLITZ
- Attack the quarterback
- NFL defensive ploy
- Swift, vigorous attack
- Attack swiftly
- Barrage
- Charge the passer
- Red-dog
- Gridiron charge
- Intense campaign
- Go after the quarterback