Contend with favourite in climax? (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Contend with favourite in climax? (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 16, 2025. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COMPETE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COMPETE Contend with favourite in climax? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
6% ODE ____ to Joy, Beethoven favourite (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
6% PET Favourite (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 19, 2025
6% ODDSON Hot (favourite) (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 10, 2025
6% DDAY Climax of operational planning (4) New York Times Oct 25, 2025
6% COULDA "I ___ been a contender!" (6) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
6% PREFERENTIAL Exhibiting favouritism (12) The Times Concise Oct 11, 2025
6% WEISZ Rachel of "The Favourite" (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
6% ATHLETE Sporting contender (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 24, 2025
6% VYING Contending (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 21, 2025

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