Detroit footballers
The crossword clue "Detroit footballers" is answered by LIONS, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LIONS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LIONS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LIONS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LIONS, most used first.
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- They have their pride - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
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- Roaring beasts - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Animals in a pride - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- NFL team - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Savanna predators - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Detroit dud - EDSEL, used 17 times
- Della from Detroit - REESE, used 11 times
- Detroit player - TIGER, used 9 times
- ___ City (Detroit nickname) - MOTOR, used 7 times
- Old Detroit brewery name - STROH, used 7 times
- Detroit dud - LEMON, used 6 times
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