Jim _, American athlete who was the first man to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HINES Jim _, American athlete who was the first man to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres (5) (5)
5% WALL Barrier (4) The Times Concise Sep 27, 2025
5% HURDLER Athlete who leaps over barriers (7) (7) Puzzler Sep 16, 2025
5% BASE First, second or third (4) New York Times Sep 9, 2025
5% ADAM First man to find a barrier (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Aug 18, 2025
5% AREA 100 square metres with a district... (4) (4)
5% ARE Land measure of 100 square metres (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 8, 2025
4% SPOTON 100% correct (6) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
4% MARATHONER Revolutionary who was French polisher and athlete (10) The Times Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
4% DAMS River barriers (4) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
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