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| 99% | 14 | FORWANTOFANAIL | Exact Match! | |
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| 30% | 11 | Defeat after defeat | ||
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| 22% | 5 | Goes down to defeat | ||
verb • fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense • fail to win • suffer the loss of a person through death or removal • miss from one's possessions; lose sight of • allow to go out of sight or mind • fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit • fail to get or obtain • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind • withdraw, as from reality • be set at a disadvantage | ||||
Prelude To Defeat With 14 Down
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FORWANTOFANAIL which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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FORWANTOFANAIL
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| New York Times08 Nov 1978 | Down 4 | FORWANTOFANAIL |
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