Olympic rider's best run taking only second place (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIEU Olympic rider's best run taking only second place (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 3, 2025
82% CHERRYPICKING Taking only the best bits (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 16, 2026
70% SCREAM Second best comedian (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 11, 2026
70% IDLES Runs in place (5) LA Times Daily May 31, 2026
67% ERRATIC Best to leave triceratops running all over the place (7) The Telegraph Toughie May 26, 2026
67% SILVER Second-best element (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic May 15, 2026
67% FLIGHT Take it and run (6) (6) The Guardian Quick May 2, 2026
64% TENS Second place? (4) Universal Mar 8, 2026
61% HOBO Rider of the rails (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 6, 2026
61% ELITE Best of the best (5) The Telegraph Plusword May 29, 2026

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