Some in Paris got to accept United manager’s position?

The answer to “Some in Paris got to accept United manager’s position?” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is DUGOUT — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 15, 2026, a Saturday 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.

“Some in Paris got to accept United manager’s position?” answer

DUGOUT (6 letters)

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What does DUGOUT mean?

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

When else has “Some in Paris got to accept United manager’s position?” appeared?

The Times Quick 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 15, 2026 (most recent) → DUGOUT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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