The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OPENER
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More clues leading to the result OPENER
- First man in is key?
- Frenchman turning up after work, the first in?
- Cook’s key?
- Old writer on about Sir Len Hutton?
- First batsman in door, perhaps?
- Specialist batsman no stranger to the bottle?
- During over with velocity excessive, confine batsman
- Key batsman
- Key exercise to cut pound?
- Utensil for cook with less guile?
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What does OPENER mean?
OPENER noun- A person who opens something.
- A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
- (in combination) An establishment that opens.
- The player who starts the betting.
- (in the plural) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
- A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together.
- The first act in a variety show or concert.
- A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
- The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.
- The first game played in a competition.
- The first goal or point scored.
- A period of time when it is legal to commercially fish.