Scenario just before a board takeover? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Scenario just before a board takeover? featured in LA Times Daily puzzle on January 3, 2026. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MATEINTWO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MATEINTWO Scenario just before a board takeover? (9) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
5% COUP Forceful takeover (4)
5% COUPS Insurgent takeovers (5) USA Today Dec 16, 2025
5% ROOM __ and board (4) Commuter Dec 10, 2025
5% CALM "It's just the ___ before the storm" (4)
5% WHATIFS Hypothetical scenarios (7) USA Today Oct 22, 2025
5% LASTMINUTE Just before a deadline (10) Newsday Oct 22, 2025
5% BESTCASE Hoped-for scenario (8) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
4% ERASED Cleared, as a board (6)
4% ERE Before (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 31, 2025

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