Crossword answer
CONTEND
7 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 16 appearances · Last seen The Independent, July 17, 2026
Letter pattern
CONTEND
Clues that lead to CONTEND
Most recent firstAbout CONTEND in crosswords
CONTEND is a 7-letter answer that has appeared 16 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Vie” in the The Independent crossword on July 17, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
MILKCANTarget in some carnival games
VISITEDCalled on
PRELATEChurch dignitary
OSTRICHFlightless bird
VARIANTDiverse
MOTIVESReasons
PEASOUPMain crap according to Spooner, bowl of something green? (3,4)
ARACHNEAthena’s challenger who became a spider? (7)
CONVENTPrisoner opening nunnery (7)
SARDINERise and cast for fish (7)
HONOREEOne who is recognized
CURLERSWinter sportsmen can go to one's head
UNNERVEDisconcert
VETERANOld soldier
Every appearance of CONTEND (16)
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Jul 17, 2026
Vie · The Independent · 12 Across
Apr 25, 2026
Compete · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Mar 8, 2026
Compete · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Feb 10, 2026
Vie · The Independent · 10 Across
Aug 28, 2025
Compete · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 4, 2025
Compete · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 23, 2023
Do show an inclination to be quarrelsome · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jun 6, 2023
Vie · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jan 13, 2023
Hold, as you grapple with · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Nov 19, 2022
Vie · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Jul 29, 2022
Claim · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jul 2, 2021
Claim · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 13, 2020
Compete · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Aug 18, 2020
Compete · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jan 3, 2020
Compete · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 23, 2018
Hold, as you grapple with · Evening Standard · 16 Across