Top-ranked player in a tournament Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Top-ranked player in a tournament last seen in New York Times 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FIRSTSEED.

Crossword Answer For Top-ranked player in a tournament:

40 Potential Answers:

Rank	Answer	Length	Source	Date
98%	FIRSTSEED Top-ranked player in a tournament	(9)	New York Times	Aug 7, 2006
4%	SEED Tournament ranking	(4)	Commuter	Oct 6, 2025
4%	PRIMO Top-ranked	(5)	LA Times Daily	Sep 7, 2025
4%	RESEEDED Adjusted the rankings of, as a tournament	(8)	New York Times	Aug 20, 2025
3%	PRO ___-am tournament	(3)	The Atlantic	Oct 23, 2025
3%	SPEED Swiftness of ranked player holding Penny (5)	(5)	Puzzler Cryptic	Oct 21, 2025
3%	DVD __ player	(3)	LA Times Daily	Oct 17, 2025
3%	GALA Swimming tournament (4)	(4)	Puzzler	Oct 15, 2025
3%	CMDR Nav. rank	(4)	LA Times Daily	Oct 13, 2025
3%	ALLSTARS Players at the top of their game?	(8)	The Atlantic	Oct 10, 2025

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What is the answer of Top-ranked player in a tournament Crossword Clue?

In a tournament, the "first seed" refers to the top-ranked player. They are seeded first based on their ranking. This term comes from the practice of organizing players in a bracket or draw based on their skill level.