Excel as runner, not in football gear — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Excel as runner, not in football gear”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 8th July 2016. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Excel as runner, not in football gear” is OUTSTRIP (8 letters).
We last saw “Excel as runner, not in football gear” in Guardian Cryptic on 8th July 2016.
The 8-letter answer for “Excel as runner, not in football gear” is OUTSTRIP.
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