Plant beginning to beat, say, competition Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUTTERCUP Plant beginning to beat, say, competition (9) The Times Quick Cryptic May 1, 2025
8% STED Beat in competition (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
6% ADVENT Beginning (6) Newsday Dec 16, 2025
6% LUGE Competition toboggan (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 14, 2025
6% RODEO Cowpoke competition (5) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
6% CEDE Yield a plant ovule, say (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Dec 14, 2025
6% ILOST "They beat me" (5) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025
6% PROTO Beginning beginning? (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
6% OUTHIT Beat at the plate (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
6% TOETOTOE In direct competition (8) USA Today Dec 10, 2025

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