Less than one's best, in sports lingo Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BGAME Less than one's best, in sports lingo (5) New York Times Sep 10, 2023
72% OWN Beat regularly, in sports lingo (3) The Washington Post Mini Oct 27, 2025
69% SASSY Less than polite (5) Newsday Sep 20, 2025
69% ATLEAST Not less than (2,5) (7) Mirror Quick Sep 19, 2025
69% SKIS "Shreds," in winter sports lingo (4) New York Times Sep 17, 2025
69% ACUTE Less than right (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 8, 2025
66% PAPERTIGER Something less scary than it seems (10) Universal Nov 30, 2025
63% ELITE Best of the best (5) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
63% UNDERUTILISE Make less use of than would be ideal (12) The Times Concise Nov 29, 2025
63% ARGOT Special lingo (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025

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