The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SCRATCHED , but the solution may also be OUTOFTHEPICTURE which is one of the most recent solution (1967 in New York Times).
Not in the running crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCRATCHED | 50 % | 9 |
| OUTOFTHEPICTURE | 50 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not in the running
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dead
- stagnant
- colorfast
- idle
- inoperative
- off
- loyal
- arrested
- clogged
- detained
- cursory
- trackless
Crossword Answer definitions
SCRATCHED verb- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- To dig or excavate with the claws.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- Produced by scratching.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SCRATCHED
- Withdrawn from the race
- *Pocketed the cue ball
- Satisfied an itch
- Not in the running.
- Withdrawn from a race.
- Monosyllabic word meaning "scribbled"
- Out of the race