Gain ___ (get ahead in a race) — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “Gain ___ (get ahead in a race)”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 31st May 1999. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Gain ___ (get ahead in a race)” is ALAP (4 letters).
We last saw “Gain ___ (get ahead in a race)” in NYT Crossword on 31st May 1999.
The 4-letter answer for “Gain ___ (get ahead in a race)” is ALAP.
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