A shocker for would-be entrants, perhaps (8,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELECTRICFENCE A shocker for would-be entrants, perhaps (8,5) (13)
7% EEL What a shocker! (3) USA Today Jun 8, 2026
6% UPSET Hockey tournament shocker (5) LA Times Mini Jun 6, 2026
6% WANT Would like to have wife and queen, perhaps (4) The Times Quick Cryptic May 13, 2026
6% RACER Indy entrant (5) Thomas Joseph May 1, 2026
6% UPSETS Sports shockers (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 4, 2026
5% DIETER Would-be loser (6) Thomas Joseph Jun 25, 2026
5% STARS "Five ___, would recommend!" (5) Universal Jun 25, 2026
5% SIS Please would you be a subjunctive (3) The Times O Tempora Jun 20, 2026
5% SAL ____ Da Vinci, 2026 Italian Eurovision entrant (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 18, 2026
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