I had been in front briefly but ran in neutral (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLED I had been in front briefly but ran in neutral (5) (5)
7% WEVE "___ been had!" (4) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
6% CANCELOUT Neutralize (9) LA Times Daily Dec 9, 2025
6% ODDSARE "If I had to guess ... " (7) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
6% COULDA "I ___ been a contender!" (6) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
5% THERE "Been __, done that" (5) Newsday Dec 15, 2025
5% THO But, briefly (3) New York Times Dec 15, 2025
5% SOPRANO As has been stated, priest ran over singer (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 14, 2025
5% TOOK Ran off with (4) USA Today Dec 10, 2025
5% DEFUSED Neutralized, as an explosive situation (7) New York Times Dec 9, 2025
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