A “dance” which is effectively a sporting contest Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A “dance” which is effectively a sporting contest last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIMBO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIMBO A “dance” which is effectively a sporting contest (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 18, 2021
7% SLOMO Sports replay effect (5) USA Today Sep 10, 2025
6% TELLING Effective (7) Eugene Sheffer Nov 4, 2025
6% TOURNEY Sporting contest - time for Jack to travel (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
6% VIES Contests (4) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
5% UTE Sport ___ (3) New York Times Nov 8, 2025
5% NIP ___ and tuck (closely contested) (3)
5% TAKEHOLD Start to have an effect (8) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
5% RACES Speed contests (5) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
5% SUNBURN Effect of solar battery? (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 3, 2025

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