Second-place finisher, more harshly Crossword Clue

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Second-place finisher, more harshly Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
2. a contestant who loses the contest

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HARSHLY (adverb)
1. in a harsh and grating manner
FINISHER (noun)
1. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
2. an animal that wins in a contest of speed

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Vox Crossword (11/1/2025) Answers

Across

1. Band with the albums "Powerage" and "Power Up"

5. Number at the top of a fundraising thermometer

9. Castle protectors

14. Bird also called the South American ostrich

15. Dirt dug up during a race

16. Municipal rule, in the Commonwealth

17. Joint residents, in two different senses

19. Able to think or move quickly

20. ___ resurfacer (Zamboni, generically)

21. "That's my bad"

23. French pen company

25. Eritreas capital

27. ___ wasteland (Newton Minow's notorious description of TV programming)

28. Molecule essential for protein synthesis

29. Past participle of "lie"

30. Airport near JFK

32. Bit of horse feed

33. Hospital drips

34. Magnus whose peak rating is the highest in chess history

38. Gimme!

40. Public speaking skill

41. Diminishes

42. Have the best time, maybe

43. Albuquerque school, for short

44. Do Not Remove item on a mattress

45. Supreme Court plaintiff Scott

46. Piece of advice at the racetrack

47. Paper plane?

50. AARP concern

52. "That's mildly funny"

53. Raid the fridge after a tough day, maybe

55. Broadcast to cops

57. Coffee shop enticement

58. Rival and compatriot of Henin, in 2000s tennis

62. Zodiac animal compatible with the horse

63. Lottery-esque game

64. Complex division

65. Like the petroleum company Aramco

66. Bacchanalian party

67. Person who's really looked up to

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Down

1. Path of a javelin

2. Steven Soderbergh biopic about a Marxist revolutionary

3. *Salami sellers

4. Course after trig

5. State where vindaloo is a staple

6. "Glass half full" types

7. Theoretical missing link

9. CEOs' degrees

10. Yiddish expression of shock

11. "The Third Man" star Valli

12. Ankle bone

13. Didn't drop a single game

18. Part of a listicle on a cooking site

22. Numbers on some job listings

23. Cook with intense heat

24. Nonsensical

26. *Reserving space for someone who's running late

31. *High-ranking chess players

34. Sharing a byline on

35. City that's the center of the Michiana region...and a feature of each of this puzzle's theme entries

36. Bert's buddy

37. Personification of nature

39. "My ___ colleague..."

45. Blackjack player's opponent

47. Exams for HS juniors

48. Sunny lobbies

49. Baby Yoda's real name

51. Sticky-footed lizard

54. Draped dress

56. Spitting onomatopoeia

59. Jumping for ___

60. Brazilian Olympics host, informally

61. Busch Stadium's city, for short

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