The first man to run a mile in under four minutes (5,9) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROGER The first man to run a mile in under four minutes (5,9) (5)
88% BANNISTER Roger ___, first man to run the mile in under four minutes (9) (9)
8% UNIT Mile or minute (4) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
7% ZOOM Go a mile a minute (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 24, 2025
7% SIXTY Speed covering a mile a minute? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 18, 2025
7% AMAZINGRACE First four minute mile? (11)
6% ABCD First four letters (4)
6% TINY Minute (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 11, 2025
6% NOW This minute (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 8, 2025
6% BAILEY First Canadian to run the mile in under 4 minutes (6)
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