Take part and advance, having boxed favourite Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Take part and advance, having boxed favourite featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on February 9, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COMPETE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COMPETE Take part and advance, having boxed favourite (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
6% ABSTAIN Take no part (7) Newsday Jan 29, 2026
6% ACTSAS Takes the part of (6) TV Jan 18, 2026
6% COMPETING Maybe dog stops advancing, taking part in Crufts? (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
5% UPFOR Willing to take part in (5) New York Times Feb 5, 2026
5% PHD Advanced deg. (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2026
5% PASTA Favourite Italian food (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 1, 2026
5% CARPET Reprimand coach standing by favourite (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
5% CASKET Charlie takes strange box (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Jan 26, 2026
5% PET Favourite (3) (3) Mirror Classic Jan 25, 2026

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