The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NOMINEE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Candidate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOMINEE | 32 % | 7 |
| ASPIRANT | 21 % | 8 |
| PROSPECT | 11 % | 8 |
| RUNNER | 5 % | 6 |
| NIXON | 5 % | 5 |
| RUNNINGMATE | 5 % | 11 |
| FAVORITESON | 5 % | 11 |
| ENTRANT | 5 % | 7 |
| ROCKY | 5 % | 5 |
| BARRY | 5 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Candidate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nominee
- campaigner
- prospect
- candidacy
- candidature
- election
- membership
- appointment
- appointee
- trainee
- nomination
- appellant
Crossword Answer definitions
NOMINEE noun- A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
- A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.
- A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NOMINEE
- Oscar hopeful
- Primary winner
- Oscar-night VIP
- Oscar contender
- Primary figure?
- Convention's choice
- Convention VIP
- Party choice
- She's in the running
- Election hopeful
More clues leading to the result ASPIRANT
- Hopeful one
- Person with a goal
- "American Idol" contestant
- Wannabe
- Hopeful
- Candidate.
- Ambitious one.
- Candidate
- Position seeker
- Ambitious one
More clues leading to the result PROSPECT
- Pan on a bank
- Comer
- Go for the gold?
- Potential buyer
- Anticipation.
- Likely customer.
- Brooklyn park
- Search for gold
- Potential client
- Opportunity
More clues leading to the result RUNNER
- 10K specialist
- Like a marathon participant
- Messenger
- Marathon man
- Triathlete, in part
- Singlet wearer
- Where the sleigh meets the snow
- Baseballer on base
- Badwater Ultramarathon participant
- Successful batter
More clues leading to the result NIXON
- 1960 ticket topper
- First president to visit China
- Milhous was his middle name
- "Frost/___"
- "Southern strategy" leader
- "When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal" speaker
- Cynthia of "Sex and the City"
- Eisenhower's VP
- 1995 Hopkins role
- Watergate president
More clues leading to the result RUNNINGMATE
- Vice-presidential hopeful, say
- Biden, to Obama
- Political convention announcement
- Vice presidential hopeful
- Candidate's partner
- Marathoner's spouse?
- Question mark of 1960.
- Candidate.
- What jogger W.J.C. is to 57 Across?
- Co-nominee
More clues leading to the result FAVORITESON
- Mama's best boy?
- Home-state candidate
- Gov. Warren, for instance.
- One type of candidate.
- Figure at a political convention.
- Candidate of a sort.
- Candidate.
- Certain candidate
- Joseph, to Jacob
- Home state nominee
More clues leading to the result ENTRANT
- Competitor in the Olympics
- Contest competitor
- Competitor
- Name on a form, say
- One listed to vie
- Application filler
- Prize seeker
- Contest hopeful
- Tournament participator
- New member
More clues leading to the result ROCKY
- A flying squirrel
- Sly character
- Best Picture, 1976
- Kind of road
- Bullwinkle's pal
- Unstable
- Box-office hit of 1976
- "Gonna Fly Now" flick
- Movie with a script by Sylvester Stallone
- Best Picture of 1976