Tear after the leading runner (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREAT Tear after the leading runner (5) (5)
9% PACER Runner in the lead (5) Newsday Feb 10, 2026
8% RIPPING Tearing (7) Puzzler Backwords Apr 4, 2026
8% RIP Tear (3) Universal Apr 2, 2026
7% RIPS Tears apart (4)
7% LAPS Track runners' units (4)
7% MISTY Tearing up slightly (5) The New Yorker Mini Apr 3, 2026
7% UPSET In tears, perhaps (5) Commuter Apr 2, 2026
7% IMAC Tahoe runner (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 28, 2026
7% MISTYEYED Close to tears (9) Newsday Mar 27, 2026
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