Athlete coming from rear in preliminaries (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MILER Athlete coming from rear in preliminaries (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 18, 2025
6% ROID Athlete's "juice" (4) New York Times Nov 8, 2026
6% TERP UMD athlete (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2026
6% AORTA It comes from the heart (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 3, 2026
6% ROOF Cover page missing from preliminary version of document (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 31, 2026
6% ESPY Athletic honor (4) LA Times Daily Oct 30, 2026
6% ESPYS Awards for athletes (5) Universal Oct 29, 2026
6% GAMMON Rear end removed from game meat (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 26, 2026
6% RUMP Rear end (4) Boston Globe Mini Oct 25, 2026
6% HOYA Georgetown athlete (4) The Atlantic Oct 25, 2026

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