Tightly-fought contest (5-3,5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tightly-fought contest (5-3,5) last seen in Puzzler puzzle. 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLOSERUNTHING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOSERUNTHING Tightly-fought contest (5-3,5) (13) Puzzler May 11, 2024
8% DENSE Tightly packed (5) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
8% SEAL Close tightly (4) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
8% STUFF Pack tightly (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 9, 2025
8% CLUNG Held on tightly (5) Universal Sep 27, 2025
8% WAGED Fought, as a war (5) LA Times Daily Sep 22, 2025
8% TAUT Tightly strung (4) Premier Sunday Sep 14, 2025
8% GRASP Hold tightly (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 13, 2025
8% VIES Contests (4) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
8% CLASP Hold tightly (5) Universal Sep 10, 2025

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