Last seen in:
- The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 1598
- The Sun - Two Speed - Apr 17 2021
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 29,745 - May 22 2018
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 6177 - August 26, 2013
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 12,614 - Oct 14 2010
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 4653 - October 8, 2008
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 25,080 - Aug 25 2006
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 2681 - June 15, 2002
Related Clues:
- A loser staggering, out of energy, an unplaced competitor
- No-hoper was a candidate too
- One who's in it but doesn't win it
- Unplaced horse too organised
- Losing candidate (2 words)
- Second, or worse
- Out-of-place athlete?
- Contestant losing by a large margin
- One who didn't even show?
- Unsuccessful challenger
- Thomas Dewey or Hubert Humphrey, notably
- One failing to gain a place in American orchestra carried on
- One failing to gain a place in final — so rancorous
- This horse doesn't win
- Unsuccessful entrant