Behave badly in a time-consuming contest Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Behave badly in a time-consuming contest last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 ACTUP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACTUP Behave badly in a time-consuming contest (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 16, 2022
98% ACT UP Behave badly in a time-consuming contest (6)
3% EAT Consume (3) Commuter Sep 2, 2025
3% ACT Behave (3) Commuter Aug 30, 2025
3% ASH Leslie of Men Behaving Badly (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2025
3% EATS Consumes (4) Commuter Aug 27, 2025
3% ATE Consumed (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2025
3% LONG Time-consuming (4) Newsday Aug 26, 2025
3% USED Consumed (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 18, 2025
3% ACTS Behaves (4) Commuter Aug 6, 2025

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