Boxes, losing tense contest in 9 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Boxes, losing tense contest in 9 . 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 CHESS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHESS Boxes, losing tense contest in 9 (5)
7% NERVY Tense, worried (5) The Times Concise Sep 19, 2025
7% EDGY Tense (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 13, 2025
7% VIES Contests (4) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
7% TRACE Indication of what has happened in tense contest (5)
6% MISPLACE Lose (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 9, 2025
6% EBB Lose vitality (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
6% SHAVE Lose a beard (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
6% SKID Lose traction (4) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
6% TIGHTEN Get tense (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 4, 2025
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