Opener at the crease enthrals queen with Jos Buttler shot, mostly

The answer to “Opener at the crease enthrals queen with Jos Buttler shot, mostly” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is BATTERINGRAM — a 12-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 23, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 14-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Opener at the crease enthrals queen with Jos Buttler shot, mostly” answer

BATTERINGRAM (12 letters)

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Why the answer is BATTERINGRAM

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When else has “Opener at the crease enthrals queen with Jos Buttler shot, mostly” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 23, 2026 (most recent) → BATTERINGRAM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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