Leader by a nose in the race (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Leader by a nose in the race (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DERBY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DERBY Leader by a nose in the race (5) (5)
8% RELAY Race with an anchor (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
8% PRYING Poking one's nose in (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 14, 2025
8% STANK Offended the nose (5) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
8% NASAL Of the nose (5) (5) Mirror Classic Oct 5, 2025
8% BRIDGE Upper part of the nose (6) The Times Concise Oct 3, 2025
8% RALLY Road race (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 2, 2025
8% RAT __ race (3) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
8% ODOR Nose's stinky detection (4)
8% STEWARDS Racing officials (8) The Times Concise Sep 27, 2025
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