Word "CONTEST" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Synonyms:
competition

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
Synonyms:
contend, repugn
Examples:
They contested the outcome of the race

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a struggle between rivals

Crossword Clues for CONTEST

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Competition; battle (7)
Dispute with prisoner before trial (7) Puzzler Cryptic 26 Jul 2025
Match against, to start with, in the competition (7)
A competition, as opposed to an exam (7)
Cheat at a match or competition (7)
Bake-off, e.g. USA Today 11 Jun 2025
Call into doubt what the parole board provide? (7)
Dispute or competition (7)
Clubs on Hampshire river in competition (7)
It's a struggle for a hundred on trial (7)
Trick examination question
It's a competition: do try (7)
An amusing sort of party (7)
Dispute from the onset, foolishly, in court (7)
Cheat to try out leadership challenge decider? (7)
Study one sporting event or another (7)
The first of the criminals on trial to question the facts (7)
A stone hurled into court when there's a dispute (7)
Competition or match between teams or individuals (7)
Study trial for competition (7)
Study before exam or competition
Many being examined in competition
A hundred on trial question the verdict (7)
100 being tried in competition (7)
Dispute - it's French, involving old religious books
Event of rivalry or skill demonstration (7)
Challenge crim taking exam (7)
Competition Commuter 28 Oct 2024
...fight an election (7)
Encounter with criminal's a stretch (7)
Competition New York Times 15 Oct 2024
Competition Mirror Quick 07 Oct 2024
Struggle to get prisoner on trial Mirror Cryptic 07 Oct 2024
To dispute (7)
Competition: popularity -
Many on trial fight against (7)
A competition or a match (7)
Dispute offset on company books
100 undergoing trials in competition (7)
Competition set to take a different direction in Durham town
Tournament Commuter 01 Aug 2024
Word after The Eurovision Song - title of an annual show running since 1956 (7)
Call into question tax introduced by Tory The Times Quick Cryptic 12 Jul 2024
Competition for examination understudy (7)
100 being tried out in competition (7)
Really look on the exam as trial of ability (7)
Dispute competition (7)
Eurovision Song ______-, annual competition (7)
It's a struggle to study before the examination (7)
100 being tried in the competition (7)
Dispute, as a decision
Do try to dispute it (7)
Struggle to get a hundred on trial (7)
Dispute of competition (7)
Fight gets prisoner on trial (7)
Competition where a hundred on trial (7)
Tournament, competition (7)
Challenge price, claiming ten wrong (7)
Dispute that the notes were forged, in court (7)
Competition or conflict
Competition like e.g. WestFest (7)
Dispute it, getting sent off into bed (7)
Prisoner before trial has dispute (7)
Clubs undergoing trial for competition The Times Cryptic 01 Dec 2022
Fight prisoner on trial The Times Cryptic 22 Jun 2022
Above river, study game The Times Cryptic 02 Jun 2022
Challenge USA Today 01 Apr 2022
Competition USA Today 22 Nov 2021
Struggle to learn ahead of examination The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Feb 2021
Dispute rip-off examination
Competition Newsday 05 Apr 2020
See 1ac
A spelling bee is one Family Time 29 Dec 2019
Essentially seconds latest faster challenge
Competition The Washington Post 02 Apr 2019
Competition LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2019
Competition
Dispute examination of a prisoner?
Competition cheat put on trial
Event where people might compete for a prize
Challenge wrongdoer put on trial
Object to criminal on trial Irish Times Crosaire 09 Sep 2017
Question many on trial
New place to film rears in bed creating clash The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Jun 2016
Dispute New York Times 11 Oct 2015
Competition The Telegraph Quick 09 Feb 2015
To study ahead of an exam is a challenge
Dispute
Struggle to study before exam
Study exam question
Competition
Call into question
Battle of the bands, for one
Fight back against
Match
Dispute
Challenge
Challenge
Match
45 Across, e.g.
Sweepstakes, e.g.
Dispute
"Jeopardy!", for one
Challenge
Dispute
Dispute, as a will
"25 words or less" event
Tourney
Bee, in a way
Struggle
Exam at Attica?
Miss America, e.g.
Oppose
Challenge
Tournament
Question the validity of
Agon
Question, as a bequest
Take issue with
Dispute.
Presidential race.
Popular radio formula.
Challenge.
Time for drawing
Match.
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