Early round of a competition (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% QUALIFIER Early round of a competition (9) (9)
95% PRELIM Early round in a competition, informally (6) New York Times May 14, 2024
10% FINAL Last round of a competition (5) (5) Mirror Classic Feb 19, 2026
9% CONTEST Competition (7) The Times Concise Dec 5, 2025
8% CUP America's ____, sailing competition (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 19, 2026
8% BUD Early growth (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 18, 2026
8% INCAS Early Peruvians (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 16, 2026
8% MANOAMANO In direct competition (9) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2026
8% TRI Ironman competition, for short (3) LA Times Daily Feb 13, 2026
8% MATINEE Early show (7) Newsday Feb 12, 2026
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