Lose a staring contest
The crossword clue "Lose a staring contest" is answered by BLINK, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BLINK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BLINK answer page.
Used 16 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BLINK
Every other clue in this collection answered by BLINK, most used first.
- Rapid eyelid movement - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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