Contest in which runners-up compete for a place in the semi-final (9) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For Contest in which runners-up compete for a place in the semi-final (9):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REPECHAGE Contest in which runners-up compete for a place in the semi-final (9) (9)
6% LOSER Runner-up (5) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
6% SKIP Miss seeing runner compete essentially (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
5% VIED Competed (4) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
5% CAPABLE Competent (7) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
5% ENTRY Contest submission (5) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
5% VIE Compete (3) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
5% RACE Compete in a dash (4) USA Today Oct 10, 2025
5% LAIR Place to hole up (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
5% OTTER Semi-aquatic mammal (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
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