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)
8% BLINK Lose a staring contest (5) New York Times Mini May 10, 2026
7% ARGUES Contests (6) LA Times Daily Aug 1, 2026
7% DINNERTIME Champ now private, tense, boxed in US capital (10) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 31, 2026
7% ONEDGE Tense (6) The Atlantic Jul 28, 2026
7% TAUT Tense (4) The Telegraph Mini Jul 1, 2026
7% EDGY Tense (4) Puzzler Backwords Jun 28, 2026
6% DUEL Fencing contest (4) Commuter Aug 22, 2026
6% TWIN Tense wife in couple (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 14, 2026
6% GOLOCO Completely lose it (6) New York Times Aug 14, 2026
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