Runner-up Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Runner-up featured in LA Times Daily puzzle on October 19, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOSER.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
LOSER Runner-up (5) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
SECONDBEST Runner-up (10) LA Times Daily May 10, 2025
ALSORAN Runner-up (7)
PLACER Runner-up (6)

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
35% LOSERS Runners-up (6) The Sun Two Speed Jul 8, 2025
33% THIRD Runner-up's runner-up? (5) (5)
33% PLACE Be runner-up (5)
33% LOSE Be a runner-up (4)
33% ALSORANS Runners-up (8)
29% HARE Runner-up in a fable (4) Universal May 6, 2025
29% ADLAI Runner-up to Dwight (5)
29% SECOND Runner-up's place (6) New York Times Mini Jul 13, 2024
29% ILOSE Runner-up's comment (5)
29% ALSO ___-ran (runner-up) (4)

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