"I coulda ____ a contender" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEEN "I coulda ____ a contender" (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 29, 2024
7% VIE Contend (3) Commuter Jan 21, 2026
6% RIVAL Fellow contender (5) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2025
6% SHOULDA Woulda, coulda follower (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
5% ARGUED Contended resistance stops suffering from malaria (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
5% IODINE I (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 23, 2026
5% SHANT "If I could, I would, but I can't, so I ___" (5) The Atlantic Jan 21, 2026
5% TEAM "There's no 'I' in ___" (4)
5% NARROWS Contended, on reflection, argument's sound (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026
5% COMPETE Contend with favourite in climax? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 16, 2025

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