The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word END , but the solution may also be DEFENSIVE END which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Gridiron position crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| END | 74 % | 3 |
| LEFTTACKLE | 5 % | 10 |
| LINEBACKER | 5 % | 10 |
| TIGHTEND | 5 % | 8 |
| DEFENSIVE END | 5 % | 13 |
| CORNERBACK | 5 % | 10 |
Why may DEFENSIVE-END be the right solution?
The answer "DEFENSIVE END" is the right solution because it refers to a specific position in American football. Defensive ends are players who line up on the outer edges of the defensive line, responsible for rushing the quarterback and defending against running plays.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gridiron position
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- linebacker
- defensive end
- defensive tackle
- safety
- running back
- center
- quarterback
- rush
- tackle
- pat
- snapper
- completion
Crossword Answer definitions
END noun- The terminal point of something in space or time.
- (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
- (by extension) Death.
- The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
- Result.
- A purpose, goal, or aim.
- One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
- The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
- A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
- That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
- One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
- (in the plural) Money.
- To come to an end
- To finish, terminate.
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 END
- Break off
- Curling division
- Deep or dead follower
- Finale
- Finis
- Finish
- He may be offensive
- Last gasp
- Sign off
- Wind up
More clues leading to the result LEFTTACKLE
- Certain lineman
- Football position
- Protector of a quarterback's blind side, often
- Gridiron position
- The forgetful fisherman __
More clues leading to the result LINEBACKER
- Gridiron position
- Part of a football defense
- Customer service agent?
- Red-dogger, e.g.
- Player who might tackle a wide receiver
- Defensive stalwart
- Defensive stalwart, in football
- Party policy enthusiast?
- Ray Lewis, for one
- Blitz participant
More clues leading to the result TIGHTEND
- Line position
- Hybrid offensive position in football
- Gridiron position
- Rob Gronkowski's position
- Strong side player