Reduces race speeds, unfortunately missing first place (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DECREASES Reduces race speeds, unfortunately missing first place (9) (9)
7% DRAG ___ race (kind of speed racing) (4)
7% SLOW Reduce speed (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
7% SLOWDOWN Reduce speed (4,4) (8) The Guardian Quick Dec 29, 2025
6% LOWER Reduce (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 13, 2026
6% ALAS "Unfortunately..." (4) Commuter Jan 31, 2026
6% SAD Unfortunate (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
6% WIN Finish first in a race, say (3)
6% ABATE Reduce speed in casualty department (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 21, 2026
6% DROP Reduce (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 6, 2026
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