Leading contestant in a race. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Leading contestant in a race. . 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 PACER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PACER Leading contestant in a race. (5)
8% ADORE ___ Delano (American Idol and RuPaul's Drag Race contestant) (5) The Atlantic Nov 3, 2025
8% ALSORAN Loser in a race or contest (4-3) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 18, 2025
8% VIES Contests (4) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
7% HEAT Preliminary race (4) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025
7% NIP ___ and tuck (closely contested) (3)
7% RACES Speed contests (5) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
7% DASHED Raced (6) USA Today Nov 5, 2025
7% BOUT Boxing contest (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
7% NAVI "Avatar" race (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
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