Preliminary rounds in contest (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEATS Preliminary rounds in contest (5) (5)
9% HEAT Contest round (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025
8% BOUT Contest (4) New York Times Dec 26, 2025
7% ENTRY Contest submission (5) USA Today Jan 14, 2026
7% DRIVESHAFT *Part of the bus that makes the wheels go round and round, round and round (10) LA Times Daily Jan 14, 2026
7% STARE Focus to win a contest? (5) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
7% DUELS Fencing contests (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
7% LOOPED Went round and round (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 26, 2025
7% BEE Spelling contest (3) USA Today Dec 25, 2025
7% BUYA --> to ___ _ round!" (4) USA Today Quick Dec 23, 2025
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