It comes first in China, but second in the U.S Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SURINAME It comes first in China, but second in the U.S (8) New York Times Aug 26, 2021
90% ORDINAL First, second or third (7) New York Times Dec 13, 2025
90% EIO Vowels that come between "a" and "u" (3)
90% THEQUICK First and second of a phrase (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
90% SONIC The second "S" of SST (5) Premier Sunday Nov 9, 2025
90% ETA "When u coming?" (3) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
90% HOME It comes after first, second and third (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
82% WIN Come first in rowing (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
82% SYS Second "S" in MS-DOS, for short (3)
82% HAUL U-____ (4) USA Today Quick Dec 3, 2025

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