Safely run down the clock, in football — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Safely run down the clock, in football”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 7th June 2017. 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 “Safely run down the clock, in football” is TAKEAKNEE (9 letters).
We last saw “Safely run down the clock, in football” in NYT Crossword on 7th June 2017.
The 9-letter answer for “Safely run down the clock, in football” is TAKEAKNEE.
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