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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 40% | 8 | Defensive backs on a football field | |
3 | 38% | 11 | Defensive ploy where linebackers or defensive backs blitz the offensive line to disrupt plays | |
Football Defense That Employs Five Defensive Backs Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "NICKEL" which means:
- noun
- • A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
- • A united states coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
- • Five dollars worth of a drug verb
- • Plate with nickel
An example sentence would be:
- • "I found a nickel on the sidewalk."
- • "He gave me a nickel for my help."
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New York Times28 Jul 2006 | Down 34 | |
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