Crossword answer
PUNT
4 letters · Used for 14 different clues · 30 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, September 30, 2026
Letter pattern
PUNT
Clues that lead to PUNT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Clutching note, place bet (4)4The GuardianSep 30, 2026
Common fourth-down play4USA TodayAug 29, 2026
Fourth-down play4Thomas JosephAug 12, 2026
Flat-bottomed boat4Evening StandardJun 26, 2026
Common fourth-and-long decision4New York TimesJul 21, 2025
Side kick?4New York TimesJul 9, 2025
Gridiron kick4NewsdayJul 6, 2025
Delay deciding, informally4New York TimesJun 25, 2025
Contrapuntal piece that'll give you a kick4Evening StandardDec 24, 2024
Could have been spent in old Ireland4Evening StandardSep 5, 2024
Boat4Evening StandardApr 15, 2022
Football idiom that may be used at work to refer to pushing work to another day4Daily ThemedApr 12, 2022
Kick4Evening StandardDec 23, 2021
Long high kick4Evening StandardNov 6, 2019
About PUNT in crosswords
PUNT is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 30 times in our database across 14 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Clutching note, place bet (4)” in the The Guardian crossword on September 30, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
CINCHead of the services, for short
OGLEStare, in a lecherous manner
LISTRattle off
BYESTournament passes
ETREWell-remembered soliloque starter
EACHApiece
EKESStretches
UNITThe "U" in ICU
CHAOZoë of "The Afterparty"
SLIDDipped
WASHThe __, estuary straddling the boundary between Norfolk and Lincolnshire (4)
SOFTDrink type?
FLAGIcon in a World Cup score
MARXJulius Henry __, better known as Groucho (4)
Every appearance of PUNT (30)
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Sep 30, 2026
Clutching note, place bet (4) · The Guardian · 11 Across
Aug 29, 2026
Common fourth-down play · USA Today · 55 Across
Aug 12, 2026
Fourth-down play · Thomas Joseph · 43 Across
Jun 26, 2026
Flat-bottomed boat · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Dec 13, 2025
Flat-bottomed boat · The Independent · 8 Across
Jul 21, 2025
Common fourth-and-long decision · New York Times · 18 Down
Jul 19, 2025
Flat-bottomed boat · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jul 9, 2025
Side kick? · New York Times · 58 Down
Jul 6, 2025
Gridiron kick · Newsday · Down
Jun 25, 2025
Delay deciding, informally · New York Times · 41 Across
Dec 24, 2024
Contrapuntal piece that'll give you a kick · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Sep 5, 2024
Could have been spent in old Ireland · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jul 8, 2024
Flat-bottomed boat · Evening Standard · 32 Down
May 16, 2024
Fourth-down play · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across
Nov 3, 2022
Fourth-down play · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Oct 3, 2022
Flat-bottomed boat · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Apr 15, 2022
Boat · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Apr 12, 2022
Football idiom that may be used at work to refer to pushing work to another day · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Apr 7, 2022
Flat-bottomed boat · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jan 28, 2022
Boat · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jan 4, 2022
Boat · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Dec 23, 2021
Kick · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Oct 25, 2021
Boat · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Feb 26, 2021
Flat-bottomed boat · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Nov 6, 2019
Long high kick · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Aug 28, 2019
Long high kick · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Apr 25, 2019
Flat-bottomed boat · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Oct 5, 2018
Flat-bottomed boat · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Sep 27, 2018
Contrapuntal piece that'll give you a kick · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jun 18, 2018
Could have been spent in old Ireland · Evening Standard · 23 Across