Great player in contest hosted by city of the Balkans (5,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOVIESTAR Great player in contest hosted by city of the Balkans (5,4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
6% KOSOVO Balkan region (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 16, 2026
6% MET Citi Field player (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 15, 2026
6% SARAJEVO Capital city known as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans" (8) New York Times Aug 26, 2026
6% MECCA Great Mosque city (5) LA Times Mini Aug 13, 2026
6% ARGUES Contests (6) LA Times Daily Aug 1, 2026
6% ALBANIA Balkan country (7) The Telegraph Quick Jul 31, 2026
5% RODEO Cowboy contest (5) New York Times Sep 15, 2026
5% SLAM Poetry contest (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 10, 2026
5% LOSER Defeated contestant (5) (5) Mirror Quick Sep 9, 2026

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