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Finish first in a race

Last seen in Universal Crossword August 15, 2024 Answers

Wondering what the answer to "Finish first in a race" is? This crossword clue appeared in Universal Crossword on August 15, 2024. We searched through our archive of crossword solutions and identified 189 possible answers. WIN (3 letters) ranks first with a 99% confidence score, making it our strongest recommendation.

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189 Other Potential Answers

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WIN
Finish first in a race
Universal Crossword · Aug 15, 2024
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NOBEL
Prize first awarded in 1901
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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FASTEST
Like a race winner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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LEADS
Goes first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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CHECKINDESK
Conventioneer's first stop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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GORILLAMONSOON
Hall of Fame wrestler who was a commentator for the first eight Wrestlemanias
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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STAR
Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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SACK
Picnic race bag
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
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RUN
Enter a race
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
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UNIT
Second, but not first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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DRNO
James Bond's first movie foe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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BACKTOBACK
Consecutive, or a hint to what can follow the first parts and precede the second parts of 17-, 25-, 38-, 40-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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MALL
Edina, Minnesota is home to the first U.S. indoor one
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
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JILL
Former first lady Biden
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
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EAST
Direction that plays first in mahjong
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
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INDY
Annual May auto race, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
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PAS
Faux finish?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
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CHECKITOUT
Suggestion for a 52-Across patron who didn't finish a book by closing time?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
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ASK
The first "A" of Reddit's AMA
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
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IRS
Org. whose first commissioner was former treasury secretary George S. Boutwell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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NEWLY
For the first time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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WON
Was first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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HARE
Fabled race loser
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
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TRI
Ironman race, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2026
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ESSENCE
Magazine whose first editorial director was Gordon Parks
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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DON
Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
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LED
Went first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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APBIO
HS course whose first unit is Chemistry of Life
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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YALE
Ivy that was the first U.S. school to issue a Ph.D.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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CDS
Music holders first sold in '82
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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ANN
The first "A" in Michigan's A2
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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LEAD
Go first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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SEE
Last word of the first verse of "Amazing Grace"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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BASSALE
Beer whose logo was the U.K.'s first registered trademark
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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SOFTC
The first letter in "celery"
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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MORENO
Rita who's the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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MUSKPERFUME
Certain fragrance (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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NUMBERSGAME
Illegal lottery (In this answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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PIRATECOSTUME
Halloween outfit that may come with an eye patch (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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CHILDHOODHOME
Nostalgic place to visit (... first three and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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INASEC
"Let me quickly finish this!"
Universal Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
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ONEK
Short race, for short
Universal Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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MATTE
Photo finish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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BINGEWATCH
*Get through a whole season in one sitting, say (... the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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PHONEJACK
*Connection spot for a landline (... the first letter and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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NAPA
California valley that was one of the first American Viticultural Areas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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ANDYMURRAY
*2013 Wimbledon men's singles champion (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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GROWINGUP
*Maturing (... the first 3 letters and the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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IROBOT
Asimov collection first published in 1950
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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EEN
Velvet finish?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 4, 2026
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OHARE
Home of the first jet bridge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
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FARRAR
Margaret who was the first editor of the New York Times crossword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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NOTETOSELF
Personal reminder ... or a hint to how the first letters of the starred clues' answers change
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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SUEDE
Leather with a fuzzy finish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
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ELEANOR
Roosevelt who was first lady for 12 years
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
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EMMY
Statuette first awarded in 1949
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
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ALL
Bailiff's first word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
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EVO
Former Bolivian president Morales whose first name is hidden in "the vote"
Universal Crossword · Feb 16, 2026
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PELOTON
Pack of cyclists in a race
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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AVRIL
Singer Lavigne whose first name is a French month
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
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ERIC
George Orwell's real first name
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
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ONE
Measure's first beat
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
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DENIM
Fabric first known as "sergé de Nîmes"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
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ADA
Programming language named for the first Countess of Lovelace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
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DOUG
Pederson who coached the Eagles to their first Super Bowl win
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
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LOSER
Last one to cross the finish line
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
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HELDAGRUDGE
Harbored resentment (... the first 2 and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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FEIGNSIGNORANCE
Acts unknowledgeable (... the first 2 and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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MISSEDTHEBOAT
Lost out on an opportunity (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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WARTSANDALL
Including imperfections (... the first 2 and the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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USA
Winners of the first FIFA Women's World Cup
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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CROSSCOUNTRYSKIP
Jaunty coast-to-coast race?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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GERI
Ginger Spice's first name
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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RAT
__ race
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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NITRO
Drag race fuel
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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CINDERELLASTORY
Underdog's feel-good narrative, and where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
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PIT
Spot for a race car driver to stop
Universal Crossword · Jan 24, 2026
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MAKEMONEY
Turn a profit ... or what it sounds like the first two words of the starred clues' answers do?
Universal Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
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YORK
City where the Peppermint Pattie was first produced
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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OCHOA
Astronaut Ellen who was the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
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DAISY
Princess who first appeared in Super Mario Land
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
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WREN
Bird whose first letter is silent
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
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TOONIE
Canadian $2 coin (... first 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
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ERODE
Slowly undermine (... first 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
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HYDRATED
Having drunk enough (... first 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
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AMARANTH
"Ancient grain" that's actually a seed (... the first 6 letters of this answer)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
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HONEYDRIZZLE
Sweet finish for fried chicken
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
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CONTESTTUBES
Inflatables ridden in a river race?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
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ETSY
The first item sold on it was a flamingo-print zip pouch
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
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SPILL
Bike race fall
Universal Crossword · Jan 1, 2026
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DEBATER
Person who may be the first affirmative speaker
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
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ANDERSONCOOPER
CNN host and "60 Minutes" correspondent (In this clue's answer, note the last 4 letters and the first 1)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
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TALKAGOODGAME
Speak convincingly (... the last 2 letters and the first 3)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
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POPSICLESTICK
Wooden piece in some DIY Christmas ornaments (... the last letter and the first 3)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
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USSR
Space race initials
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
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OSWALD
The Penguin's first name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 19, 2025
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IDEA
Innovator's first step
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
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TEN
Sum of the first three prime numbers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
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PLAYITBYEAR
Deliver a scoreless performance? (... first letter + the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
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OUTOFRANGE
Unable to pick up a signal (In this answer, note the first letter + the last 5 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
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PLANETARIUM
Theater where you can see all the biggest stars? (... first 2 letters + the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
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GRAPHICTEE
Shirt with a design (... first 4 letters + the last letter)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
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VAMPIREBATON
Feature of a "Twilight" relay race?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
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EID
Holiday that begins with the first sighting of the crescent moon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
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ERIK
Author Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to summit Mount Everest
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
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SOLARCARS
Vehicles that use rays to race
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
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ONELAP
Fraction of a NASCAR race
Universal Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
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MUSEUM
The first "M" of MoMA
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
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LEMANS
French city known for a 24-hour car race
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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CHARACTERCODE
Letter's numeric value, in computing (... first 5 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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FROZENACCOUNT
Inaccessible bank holding (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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ILLUSTRATION
Children's book feature (... first 5 letters + the last 3)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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PRESENTTENSE
Conjugation category (... first 3 letters + the last 5)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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ENEMY
Glinda, to Elphaba, at first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
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WARMUPSTRETCHES
Routine before a race, or what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 3, 2025
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SELFDRIVEN
*Intrinsically motivated (... the first two and last three letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
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NICELYDONE
*"Great job!" (... the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
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FINGERWAVE
*S-shaped hairstyle (In this clue's answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
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MIXINGBOWLS
Places where ingredients become one ... and what the scrambled first words of 17-, 33- and 39-Across are doing?
Universal Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
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MAYORAL
Kind of local race
Universal Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
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SSN
ID first issued in 1936
Universal Crossword · Nov 25, 2025
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DOSA
Pancake that becomes a drink when its first and third letters are switched
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
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AGEONE
Timing of many first steps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2025
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BFF
One to share a matching bracelet with, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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ADAM
Guy known for his first-person perspective?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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BANGLEANGLE
Reporter's approach to a story about a bracelet?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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OKDONE
"And I'm finished"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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PACED
Retraced one's steps, in a way
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
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ASCOT
Tie at a racetrack?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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ELEGANT
Gracefully refined
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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SLALOMS
Ski races with gates
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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EATEN
All finished, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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WISP
Trace of smoke
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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TIERED
Like the rice terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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HAND
Appendage often traced to draw a turkey in art class
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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BOBSLED
Gravity-powered racer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
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BEAD
Bracelet component
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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ANKLE
Bracelet spot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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MATTES
Nonreflective finishes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
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ATTIC
Unfinished story, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
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CHICANES
Sequences of tight turns on racecourses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
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ANKLES
Spots for some bracelets
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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SWUM
Like some Olympic races
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
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PRAYS
Says grace, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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DASHES
Short races
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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HUG
Embrace
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2026
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DIDIT
"All finished!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
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POWERCLASHING
Fashion trend that embraces a bold mix of patterns and colors, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 52-, and 62-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
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MAIDENS
Winless racehorses
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
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PRAY
Say grace, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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TRIS
Swim/bike/run races, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2026
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DEVELOPINGSTORY
"Photographer Embraces Traditional Darkroom Techniques,” e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
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HOLD
Embrace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
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ORBIT
It's traced in space
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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MARIO
Nintendo kart racer
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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ELVIS
Graceland icon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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SWAN
Graceful lake bird
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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INDYCARS
Brickyard racers, casually
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
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IVE
K-pop girl group, or a first-person contraction
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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HEARMEOUT
"Hang on, I wasn't finished!"
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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DRAPE
Fall gracefully
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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LITHE
Gracefully flexible
Universal Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
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CLUMSY
Ungraceful
Universal Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
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ASHAMED
Fearing disgrace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
UCONN
NCAA school with the most first-round WNBA draft picks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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GOKARTS
Kids' racers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
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EPODE
Horace composition
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
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LAST
__-in first-out
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
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ACADIA
French colony that some Louisianans trace ancestry to
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
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CAIN
Eve's firstborn
Universal Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
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TAPE
End of some races
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
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SLEDDOG
Iditarod racer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
1%
STEELS
Braces (oneself)
Universal Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
1%
YOKOONO
John Lennon's "Unfinished Music" series collaborator
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
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AAA
Duracell size
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
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SEAN
Hayes of "Will & Grace"
Universal Crossword · Jan 28, 2026
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BETON
Back, as a racehorse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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TIMED
Like most races
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 19, 2026
1%
IUD
T-shaped contraceptive: Abbr.
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
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DIVE
Go in headfirst
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
1%
SVELTE
Gracefully slim
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
1%
AAS
Some Duracells
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 2, 2026
1%
WRISTS
Places for bracelets
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 29, 2025
1%
ALLDONE
“Chores finished!”
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
1%
KICKTHECANON
"Don't be afraid to embrace fan fiction!"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
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ATEIT
Fell face-first
Universal Crossword · Dec 4, 2025
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CHARM
Bracelet bauble
Universal Crossword · Dec 3, 2025
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ODES
Poems by Horace
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
1%
ONA
__ first-name basis
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025

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How many possible solutions does "Finish first in a race" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 189 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is WIN (3 letters).
What is the best answer for "Finish first in a race"?
The best answer for "Finish first in a race" is WIN with 3 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Finish first in a race" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on August 15, 2024.
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