Competing titleholder to put off the final held inside (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Competing titleholder to put off the final held inside (8) . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEFENDER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFENDER Competing titleholder to put off the final held inside (8) (8)
5% SPELLS Competes in a bee (6) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
5% VIE Compete (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 1, 2025
5% ABLE Competent (4) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
5% VIED Competed (4) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
5% SQUASH Waitress finally put down vegetable (6) The Times Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
5% DEFER Put off (5) Universal Oct 17, 2025
5% POSTPONE Put off (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
5% CAPABLE Competent (7) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
5% DELAY Put off (5) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 12, 2025
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