Contender, to a champion Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Contender, to a champion last seen in USA Today 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FOE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FOE Contender, to a champion (3) USA Today Jun 23, 2017
9% VYING Contending (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 21, 2025
8% COULDA "I ___ been a contender!" (6) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
8% ATHLETE Sporting contender (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 24, 2025
8% VIE Be a contender (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 27, 2025
8% VIES Contends (4) Newsday Aug 7, 2025
7% OSAKA Tennis champion Naomi (5) USA Today Nov 19, 2025
7% APOSTLE A job with the French champion (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 19, 2025
7% DENVERNUGGETS 2023 NBA champions (13) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
7% BACK Previous champion (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Nov 14, 2025

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