Sports contest some prevented (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sports contest some prevented (5) . 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 EVENT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EVENT Sports contest some prevented (5) (5)
8% TOURNEY Sporting contest - time for Jack to travel (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
8% VIES Contests (4) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
8% SOFACOVERS Some stain preventers (10) New York Times Jul 5, 2025
8% OBSTACLERACE Sports-day contest (8,4) (12)
7% NET Divisive feature of some racket sports? (3) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
7% SHAWL Cold shoulder preventer? (5) Premier Sunday Oct 5, 2025
7% RODEO Western contest (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 1, 2025
7% NETBALL Sport (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 1, 2025
7% STEADIED Prevented from shaking (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
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