Contestant - one could be around the pit (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOMINEE Contestant - one could be around the pit (7) (7)
7% NOMINAL Trivial pit running short with no aluminium around (7) (7) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 5, 2025
7% ABYSS Bottomless pit (5) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
7% MINER Pit employee (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 16, 2025
7% VIES Contests (4) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
7% DREAMINESS Inattention getting sack, perhaps, around a pit (10) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 30, 2025
7% MOSH __ pit (4) LA Times Daily Aug 14, 2025
6% RACE Contest (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 28, 2025
6% DUELS Contests (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 25, 2025
6% MAILSIN Submits for a contest (7) Newsday Oct 23, 2025
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