In direct competition Crossword Clue

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MANOAMANO

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GOINGTOETOTOE

(13 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

COMPETITION (noun)
1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
2. the contestant you hope to defeat
DIRECT (verb)
1. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
2. take somebody somewhere
DIRECT (adjective)
1. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
2. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
DIRECT (adverb)
1. without deviation

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

MANOAMANO
(9 letters)
GOINGTOETOTOE
(13 letters)

More LA Times Crossword (6/8/2025) Answers

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14. Wraps up

18. Assails

20. Paul of "The Kominsky Method"

21. Exit

23. Actor/activist Davis

24. Ailment treated with an inhaler

26. Existential question to a parking enforcer?

29. Church nooks

30. Understand?

31. Things thrown in a fight

35. Personal feats

37. List of maritime court cases?

41. "For __ strange reason ... "

42. Includes in a card game

44. Sculling blade

45. Red-hot anger

46. Hastily crafted water carrier?

49. With it

51. Fleecy boot brand

52. Simpson, née Bouvier

53. Baby elephant

55. Buzzing with energy

56. Carrier based in Kuala Lumpur

58. Revere

60. Lay down the lawn

61. Driving platforms?

62. Attire suitable to get married in?

66. Omar of "Power Book III: Raising Kanan"

70. D.C. VIP

72. Give a leg up

73. Head out to sea

75. Schmeared bread

78. "Tiny Beautiful Things" star Kathryn

79. Corners, as the king

81. TurboTax alternative, briefly

82. Like a welcoming policy

84. Underground cumin trade?

87. ___ Jose

88. Capote, familiarly

89. Literary understatement such as "not unhappy"

91. Sharer's adjective

92. Protest led by reviewers seeking higher wages?

95. Dice game

97. Cook in a basket, perhaps

98. Alleviate

99. German mountains

101. Cry from an impatient attendee at a NASA launch ceremony?

109. Like a competitive day on the course

112. Father of Luke and Leia

113. Sitcom starring Valerie Harper

114. Jazzy improv

115. Like the lion killed by Hercules

116. Achieve greatness

117. Out of business

118. Hamilton bill

119. Fatal

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Down

1. Exhibit

2. Curler's target?

3. Odyssey peak

4. Hold your horses!

5. Panicked shout from a driving instructor

6. Votes For

7. Top tracks

8. Pallid

9. Animated clownfish

10. British pub offering

11. Directors call

12. Game played by hitting putts from 12 spots around a hole

13. Potato's partner, in a classic soup

14. Hot

15. 'Just kidding!'

16. Pair

17. Sault __ Marie

19. Allure

22. Dined while pregnant, facetiously

27. Long-eared equine

28. 16-Down plus one

32. One on a slippery slope?

33. __ Haute

34. Fine mount

35. Seemingly high-class, familiarly

36. Asylum seeker

37. Sham

38. Land in la mer

39. Retired flier

40. Lentil dish

41. Glute exercise

42. When doubled, a New Wave band

43. Heartbeat check, for short

47. Canadian units of distance, familiarly

48. Olympic skater Oksana

49. Sudanese model Wek

50. Camouflages

53. Groomer's concern

54. Piece of a circle's circumference

57. Rockies resort town

58. Brief mystery writer?

59. Turntable pros

60. Direct

63. Letter-shaped support

64. Incredible

65. ___ Park Colorado

67. Prepare for shipping

68. "Scotland the Brave" musicians

69. View from the bottom bunk

71. Experienced veterans

74. Wanders around LAX?

75. Bartlett cousins

76. Distant

77. Robin Williams role in "Aladdin"

78. Zillow listing

79. Fly catcher

80. Card in a royal flush

83. Tolkien beast

84. Nasdaq purchase

85. "The Tell-Tale Heart" author

86. News team member

89. Daughter of 52-Across

90. Country with many hot springs

93. Scout's find

94. __ saint

95. EMT training subj.

96. Corp. makeover

99. Calibri alternative

100. Musician Kravitz

102. Uninspired name for a Dalmatian

103. 11-Across locale

104. Bear with a medium-sized chair

105. Sanctioned

106. Ex-U.N. head Annan

107. Dutch export

108. Repairs, as a driveway

109. Hesitant sounds

110. Classic Japanese drama

111. R&B's __ Hill

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