Rugby players tackling over a large pitch

Latest answer — September 06, 2026

4 Across

A suggested plan can also be a sales pitch, with rugby professionals involved 🏉

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This clue's Sunday, September 06, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Very odd area around gym
  2. 4Rugby players tackling over a large pitch
  3. 9Belief in mental faculty?
  4. 11Ordinary rake, metal parts
  5. 12Rumours of sightings all started right here
  6. 13Those somewhat into recycling energy?
  7. 14Now, say? Almost
  8. 16Drunk’s knocked back hard stuff
  9. 18Lecturer’s wife meeting pawnbroker
  10. 21Contacted me about having been ill
  11. 22More sides to cut for quarry
  12. 24Some travellers in cab sent on trips in advance
  13. 25Woolly farm animal
  14. 26Close attention given to British in New York

Down

  1. 1Wife is … um … older partner?
  2. 2Move? What, and move around?
  3. 3What lovers may reveal so no time is wasted
  4. 5Those needed if we go to see ABBA?
  5. 6Head of Penguin right to get rid of author
  6. 7Usual clothes FBI agents cut up
  7. 8Obstruction in new toilet makes one wee on foot
  8. 10On a roll? Skip surplus
  9. 13Rally is concluding
  10. 15Meet up with us, I propose
  11. 17Native American writer born in France
  12. 19For crying out loud, see Dorothy?
  13. 20Container of firm pastry cases
  14. 23Attorney is into sport for now

The answer to “Rugby players tackling over a large pitch” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is PROPOSAL — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 6, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 4-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.

“Rugby players tackling over a large pitch” answer

PROPOSAL (8 letters)

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Why the answer is PROPOSAL

A suggested plan can also be a sales pitch, with rugby professionals involved 🏉

What does PROPOSAL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PROPOSAL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration by others
  • an offer of marriage

When else has “Rugby players tackling over a large pitch” 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.

September 6, 2026 (most recent) → PROPOSAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Rugby players tackling over a large pitch”?

The answer is PROPOSAL, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 6, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Rugby players tackling over a large pitch”?

8 letters: PROPOSAL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 6, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 4-Across.

Can “Rugby players tackling over a large pitch” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Cryptic sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Times Cryptic answers?

The full grid for September 6, 2026 is on the Times Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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