Abutting on, is having to contend with (2,7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UPAGAINST Abutting on, is having to contend with (2,7) (9)
7% RIVAL Fellow contender (5) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2025
7% TABU Forbidden; abut (anag.) (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 21, 2025
7% VYING Contending (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 21, 2025
6% LACK Not have (4) USA Today Dec 19, 2025
6% COMPETE Contend with favourite in climax? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
6% NEED Have to have (4) USA Today Nov 16, 2025
6% NOTS Haves and have-___ (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
6% COULDA "I ___ been a contender!" (6) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
6% TUBA Big brass wind instrument (anagram of "abut") (4)
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