Playing to win in a way (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AGAINST Playing to win in a way (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic May 9, 2025
10% NUNS Some characters in the Tony winning play "Doubt" (4) New York Times Jul 11, 2026
10% BYANOSE Narrow way to win (7) New York Times Apr 7, 2026
9% LEAD ___ the way (show the way) (4)
9% TOYED Played (with) (5) The Times Concise Jul 11, 2026
9% ACE Winning service (3) Puzzler Backwords Jul 10, 2026
9% IPPON Winning score in judo (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 10, 2026
9% TRY One way to score when playing rugby (3) The Telegraph Mini Jul 9, 2026
9% LOSES Fails to win (5) (5) Mirror Classic Jul 9, 2026
9% WOO Win someone over (3)

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