Take the lead but give up beforehand, apparently (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRECEDE Take the lead but give up beforehand, apparently (7) (7)
7% STEER Take the lead (5) The Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
6% KICK Give up blow? (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
6% TOWEL It's thrown in when giving up (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 29, 2025
6% YIELD Give up (control) (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Nov 21, 2025
6% QUITS Gives up, abandons (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 20, 2025
6% PRECOOK Bake beforehand (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 18, 2025
6% SEEMSTO Apparently does (7) Premier Sunday Nov 16, 2025
6% LENT Time to give up? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 8, 2025
6% IGUESSNOT "Apparently no" (9) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
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