No first-stringer

No first-stringer - SCRUB
No first-stringer

Substitute, Second-rate, Benchwarmer, Backup, Reservist, Non-starter, Second-string, Understudy, Stand-in, Second fiddle
SCRUB

Explained 2023-03-30 by William Cross

Crossword: New York Times

Date of crossword: 2023-03-31