Barely bested, with "out" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOSED Barely bested, with "out" (5) LA Times Daily Jul 25, 2020
9% EKE Barely manage, with "out" (3)
9% EKES ___ out (barely gets) (4) USA Today Jan 1, 2026
9% EKED ___ out (barely got) (4) USA Today Dec 17, 2025
9% EDGED Barely beat out (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
8% BASIC Bare-bones (5) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
8% STUB Barely-there pencil (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
8% GOAT Best-of-the-best acronym (4) Universal Dec 24, 2025
8% UNCOVERED Bare (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 23, 2025
8% CREMEDELACREME Best of the best (14) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025

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