Contender Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 07 Nov 2021

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VIER
4 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Square root of sechzehnCrossword Clue
One struggling in Beethovens quartetCrossword Clue
CompetitorCrossword Clue
Half of "acht"Crossword Clue
ContestantCrossword Clue

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CHALLENGER
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Singer kidnaps film-maker — good for rivalCrossword Clue
Singer kidnaps film-maker - good for rivalCrossword Clue
Many lobby dotty Green opponentCrossword Clue
Champions hold over inaugural race broken by new rivalCrossword Clue

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STRIVER
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
One really tryingCrossword Clue
Fighter in Canadian feature knocking out LawrenceCrossword Clue

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ARGUER
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Debate participantCrossword Clue
Attorney in court, e.gCrossword Clue
Debate-team participantCrossword Clue
DebaterCrossword Clue
Forensic specialist?Crossword Clue

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ENTRANT
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Contest hopefulCrossword Clue
CompetitorCrossword Clue
Competitors score halved, cycling, followed by tiradeCrossword Clue
Competition participantCrossword Clue
Malcontent, ranting, shackles candidateCrossword Clue
One in the runningCrossword Clue
Novice competitorCrossword Clue

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RIVAL
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
NemesisCrossword Clue
Competitive nemesisCrossword Clue
Boeing, to AirbusCrossword Clue
Sooner, to a LonghornCrossword Clue
Nearly matchCrossword Clue
Main competitorCrossword Clue
ChallengerCrossword Clue
OpponentCrossword Clue
Harvard, to YaleCrossword Clue

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WARRER
6 Letters

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GAMECOCK
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
South Carolina athleteCrossword Clue
Willing to have tilt, crowing fighterCrossword Clue
Unafraid to stand up to trained fighterCrossword Clue
Ready to stand up to trained fighterCrossword Clue
Ready to stand up to trained fighterCrossword Clue
Point and bend leg first to get trained fighterCrossword Clue

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LITIGANT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Literary giant ruined pursuing legal actionCrossword Clue
Person in a lawsuitCrossword Clue
Party fringes in torment, ailing badlyCrossword Clue
Party fringes in torment, ailing badlyCrossword Clue
Party in the courtroomCrossword Clue
Drunk police officer hits worker, she files suitCrossword Clue
Criminal tailing model to partyCrossword Clue
Man (or woman) of action?Crossword Clue
One may put his suit in a case, or vice versaCrossword Clue
Confused little giant let out by plaintiffCrossword Clue

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DODGER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Artful or jammy?Crossword Clue
L.A.'s ___ StadiumCrossword Clue
Jackie Robinson, for oneCrossword Clue
Reformed odd German tricksterCrossword Clue
He evades magistrate jailing Democrat and RepublicanCrossword Clue
Oliver Twist's friend, the Artful ___Crossword Clue
Cowboy town foreshadows the end of rustler and tricksterCrossword Clue
Miss Robinsons original character is artful oneCrossword Clue
Ships canvas screens artful personCrossword Clue
Stray red dog, elusive oneCrossword Clue

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FOE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"___ tha Love of $" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony hit)Crossword Clue
Burr, to HamiltonCrossword Clue
Friend or ___Crossword Clue
NemesisCrossword Clue
EnemyCrossword Clue
Thanos, to the AvengersCrossword Clue
Cheetah, to Wonder WomanCrossword Clue
Captain Hook, to Peter PanCrossword Clue
Friend's oppositeCrossword Clue
RivalCrossword Clue

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HORSE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
County fair animalCrossword Clue
Kentucky Derby participantCrossword Clue
Four-legged polo playerCrossword Clue
Game played with a basketballCrossword Clue
One might be mountedCrossword Clue
Carriage pullerCrossword Clue
Journalism is a noted one in 2025Crossword Clue
Belmont Stakes racerCrossword Clue
Equestrian's animalCrossword Clue
Basketball game with a spelled-out scoreCrossword Clue

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ROWER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Coxswain followerCrossword Clue
Crew memberCrossword Clue
Crew memberCrossword Clue
Person on a crew teamCrossword Clue
Scull moverCrossword Clue
Stroke or bow, for instanceCrossword Clue
Member of a crew teamCrossword Clue
Athlete on a crew teamCrossword Clue
Crew team memberCrossword Clue
OarsmanCrossword Clue

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YACHT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Luxury vesselCrossword Clue
Boat in some paparazzi photosCrossword Clue
___ rock (soft-rock music genre)Crossword Clue
Luxury boatCrossword Clue
Vessel with two silent lettersCrossword Clue
Big boatCrossword Clue
Vessel in a slipCrossword Clue
"Below Deck" settingCrossword Clue
Boat for pleasure and/or racingCrossword Clue
___ rockCrossword Clue

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CANDIDATE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Frank has a note for applicantCrossword Clue
Person standing for officeCrossword Clue
Ingenuous, worried examineeCrossword Clue
Applicant will be able to meet after head of department interviews firstCrossword Clue
Suspiciously detain cad -- he may be trying to get into the houseCrossword Clue
Nominee is cold and indifferent initially... see?Crossword Clue
Worried by honest person standing for electionCrossword Clue
One running around with single escortCrossword Clue
One running around with single escortCrossword Clue
Would-be president, say, apt to speak frankly, scoffedCrossword Clue

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NBC
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Sunday Night Football" channelCrossword Clue
"SNL" broadcasterCrossword Clue
Peacock networkCrossword Clue
"Saturday Night Live" networkCrossword Clue
Network satirized on "30 Rock," for shortCrossword Clue
Universal partnerCrossword Clue
Peacock's parentCrossword Clue
Network with a three-note chimeCrossword Clue
"S.N.L." networkCrossword Clue
"SNL" airerCrossword Clue

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PEROT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Reform Party founderCrossword Clue
Ross who ran for president twiceCrossword Clue
Dallas's ___ Museum of Nature and ScienceCrossword Clue
Presidential candidate of 1992 and 1996Crossword Clue
Reform Party founder RossCrossword Clue
1990s presidential candidateCrossword Clue
H. Ross ___, candidate of 1992 and 1996Crossword Clue
Reform Party founder RossCrossword Clue
1995 Reform Party founderCrossword Clue
Two-time presidential candidate RossCrossword Clue

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FINALIST
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One of the last two in a knockout competitionCrossword Clue
One of two still in building is in flatCrossword Clue
Healthy, inspiring new boxers one who may winCrossword Clue
Last round contestantCrossword Clue
Competitor following popular top-class celebritiesCrossword Clue
Competitor if in last gets irritatedCrossword Clue
Fellow amongst celebrities is a potential winnerCrossword Clue
Closed hand around broken nail, one of only two left?Crossword Clue
Closed hand around broken nail, one of only two left?Crossword Clue
Footballs leader database ropes in a champion in the interimCrossword Clue

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CANDID
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FrankCrossword Clue
FrankCrossword Clue
ForthrightCrossword Clue
FrankCrossword Clue
Frank and sincereCrossword Clue
StraightforwardCrossword Clue
FrankCrossword Clue
FrankCrossword Clue
Open aid distributed through peace groupCrossword Clue
Frank, straightforwardCrossword Clue

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RACING
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Speedway sportCrossword Clue
Cartel bringing in a bit of C4 for bombingCrossword Clue
Sport needing a hundred in syndicateCrossword Clue
Very, very fastCrossword Clue
The turf green for this British activityCrossword Clue
The turf green for this British activityCrossword Clue
Running fastCrossword Clue
About to go round in circle going fastCrossword Clue
Telephone about an account - for betting?Crossword Clue
Moving swiftly, rooks serving wellCrossword Clue

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ARRIVAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What a car service might awaitCrossword Clue
EntranceCrossword Clue
Touchdown, e.gCrossword Clue
Flight’s finishCrossword Clue
Plane landingCrossword Clue
The "A" of ETACrossword Clue
Advent, comingCrossword Clue
Coming from a Republican, how s/he sees a Democrat?Crossword Clue
The A in ETACrossword Clue
End of a Google Maps route calculationCrossword Clue

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IRAN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Setting of the graphic novel "Persepolis"Crossword Clue
World's largest country with a four-letter nameCrossword Clue
Modern PersiaCrossword Clue
Neighbor of TurkmenistanCrossword Clue
Country with many Farsi speakersCrossword Clue
Country whose national tree is the cypressCrossword Clue
Setting for the graphic novel series "Persepolis"Crossword Clue
Tehran's landCrossword Clue
Birthplace of poloCrossword Clue
Neighbor of AzerbaijanCrossword Clue

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NOVAKDJOKOVIC
13 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Tennis aceCrossword Clue

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ROGER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Got it," on a radioCrossword Clue
"Copy that"Crossword Clue
Slugger MarisCrossword Clue
"I got you"Crossword Clue
"Man Fire Food" host MookingCrossword Clue
"Understood"Crossword Clue
"Understood"Crossword Clue
"Got it!," on a walkie-talkieCrossword Clue
"Who Framed ___ Rabbit"Crossword Clue
“Got it!”Crossword Clue

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VENUSWILLIAMS
13 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
First Black woman ranked No. 1 singles player in the Open EraCrossword Clue
Tennis great with a sister who's also a tennis greatCrossword Clue

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VIPER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Onetime Dodge sports car … or a creature to be dodgedCrossword Clue
Bygone Dodge two-seaterCrossword Clue
Deadly snake with fangs that fold upwardCrossword Clue
Deadly snakeCrossword Clue
Puff adder, for instanceCrossword Clue
Venomous snakeCrossword Clue
SnakeCrossword Clue
Venomous snakeCrossword Clue
Venomous snakeCrossword Clue
Venomous snakeCrossword Clue

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BOXER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ring masterCrossword Clue
Ring master?Crossword Clue
*Someone who's always taking jabs at you?Crossword Clue
Square-jawed canineCrossword Clue
Athlete in a ringCrossword Clue
Athlete in a weight classCrossword Clue
Stocky dogCrossword Clue
Athlete who wears glovesCrossword Clue
PugilistCrossword Clue
Clay, once, in craterCrossword Clue

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NOMINEE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Part of a list at an awards showCrossword Clue
Oscar hopefulCrossword Clue
Awards show attendeeCrossword Clue
The chosen one – me! – in one arrangementCrossword Clue
Figure bags honour with ecstasy, one up for awardCrossword Clue
Person put forward new rule in overbearing manner after taking sidesCrossword Clue
Long time back, Everyman's included as potential successCrossword Clue
Person who might win an awardCrossword Clue
Person up for an Emmy or TonyCrossword Clue
Convention winnerCrossword Clue

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XAVIER
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Chiefs wide receiver WorthyCrossword Clue
Surname of the X-Men's Professor XCrossword Clue
A number in Germany supporting Mark, rejecting St FrancisCrossword Clue
Cross connected with a rival saintCrossword Clue
What the X-Men's Professor X's X stands forCrossword Clue
Cincinnati campusCrossword Clue

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BLACKSWAN
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
2010 Natalie Portman thrillerCrossword Clue
Boycotts sick-looking film about balletCrossword Clue
Portman film of 2010Crossword Clue

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OBAMA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
President No. 44Crossword Clue
"Becoming" author MichelleCrossword Clue
Former U.S. president BarackCrossword Clue
Only U.S. president born after 1960Crossword Clue
"A Promised Land" author, 2020Crossword Clue
"The Light We Carry" writer MichelleCrossword Clue
2009 Nobel Peace Prize winnerCrossword Clue
Only president not born in the continental U.SCrossword Clue
First president born after 1960Crossword Clue
Winner of 2008 and 2012Crossword Clue

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ONARRIVAL
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
When one usually goes through customsCrossword Clue

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Showing 32 Matching Answers

VIER

5 RELATED CLUES

CHALLENGER

4 RELATED CLUES

STRIVER

2 RELATED CLUES

ARGUER

5 RELATED CLUES

ENTRANT

7 RELATED CLUES

RIVAL

9 RELATED CLUES

WARRER

GAMECOCK

6 RELATED CLUES

LITIGANT

10 RELATED CLUES

DODGER

10 RELATED CLUES

FOE

10 RELATED CLUES

HORSE

10 RELATED CLUES

ROWER

10 RELATED CLUES

YACHT

10 RELATED CLUES

CANDIDATE

10 RELATED CLUES

NBC

10 RELATED CLUES

PEROT

10 RELATED CLUES

FINALIST

10 RELATED CLUES

CANDID

10 RELATED CLUES

RACING

10 RELATED CLUES

ARRIVAL

10 RELATED CLUES

IRAN

10 RELATED CLUES

NOVAKDJOKOVIC

1 RELATED CLUES

ROGER

10 RELATED CLUES

VENUSWILLIAMS

2 RELATED CLUES

VIPER

10 RELATED CLUES

BOXER

10 RELATED CLUES

NOMINEE

10 RELATED CLUES

XAVIER

6 RELATED CLUES

BLACKSWAN

3 RELATED CLUES

OBAMA

10 RELATED CLUES

ONARRIVAL

1 RELATED CLUES

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