Contend
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in The Daily Mail Quick.
We deem Contend to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 22 times in a variety of crossword publications.
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Publications
- The Daily Mail Quick - Thursday, 7 Oct 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 4 Oct 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Thursday, 26 Aug 2021
- The Daily Mail Quick - Sunday, 15 Aug 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 11 Aug 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 24 May 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Monday, 24 May 2021
- The Daily Mail Quick - Saturday, 8 May 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021
- The Daily Mail Quick - Monday, 5 Apr 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Thursday, 25 Mar 2021
Crossword Answers
3 letters
VIE
Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
4 letters
COPE
A long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions
DEAL
The act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
AVER
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
5 letters
FENCE
A barrier that serves to enclose an area
FIGHT
Make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
GETBY
Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
ARGUE
Present reasons and arguments
6 letters
ASSERT
Assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"
REPUGN
To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
ALLEGE
Report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
STRIVE
To exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
MAKEDO
Come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
MANAGE
Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
DEBATE
A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
7 letters
CONTEST
A struggle between rivals
MAKEOUT
Comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying"
GRAPPLE
The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
COMPETE
Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
DISPUTE
Coming into conflict with
8 letters
STRUGGLE
Strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"
9 letters
POSTULATE
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning