Penultimate contest ends in trouble -- players held up on motorway Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEMI Penultimate contest ends in trouble -- players held up on motorway (4) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 16, 2017
5% SECONDLAST *Penultimate (10) LA Times Daily Aug 5, 2025
4% EVASIVE Held up by the visa: very devious! (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 6, 2025
4% MOVIESTAR Great player in contest hosted by city of the Balkans (5,4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
4% MATCH Tennis contest (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 5, 2025
4% UNADORNED Trouble breaking into run - end circling plain (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 4, 2025
4% RACE Speed contest (4) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
4% FOR Penultimate word of the Pledge of Allegiance (3) The Washington Post Mini Sep 2, 2025
4% RACES Political contests (5) Commuter Sep 1, 2025
4% INEPT Incompetent writer held up in centre of city (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 1, 2025

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