| Concession speech giver |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jul 2022 |
| Losing candidate |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jul 2022 |
| Loser |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Jun 2022 |
| Too organised for failure |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Jun 2022 |
| A capital band managed to be mediocre |
Irish Times Crosaire |
14 May 2022 |
| Loser |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Mar 2022 |
| Losing candidate |
USA Today |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Loser |
LA Times Daily |
25 Nov 2021 |
| Unsuccessful competitor |
Universal |
13 Nov 2021 |
| Campaign loser |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Sep 2021 |
| *Losing contestant |
Universal |
02 May 2021 |
| Artist in surreal salon is loser |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Apr 2021 |
| Unplaced horse |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Apr 2021 |
| Artist in salon, unfortunately one unplaced in competition |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Mar 2021 |
| One who didn't make it to the office |
New York Times |
05 Jan 2021 |
| Loser |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Nov 2020 |
| Fourth-place finisher, say |
Premier Sunday |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Unsuccessful horse |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jul 2020 |
| Artist in salon, drunk, is loser |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jul 2020 |
| Campaign loser |
Thomas Joseph |
25 May 2020 |
| Concession speech deliverer |
LA Times Daily |
03 Mar 2020 |
| Concession speech deliverer |
The Washington Post |
03 Mar 2020 |
| Unsuccessful entrant |
Newsday |
03 Nov 2019 |
| This horse doesn't win |
Irish Times Simplex |
02 Oct 2019 |
| Race loser |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Aug 2019 |
| Nonwinner |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2019 |
| Thomas Dewey or Hubert Humphrey, notably |
New York Times |
31 May 2019 |
| Race loser |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Unsuccessful challenger |
The Guardian Speedy |
14 Apr 2019 |
| One who didn't even show? |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2019 |
| Thomas Dewey or Hubert Humphrey, notably |
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| Romney, in 2012 |
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| Nonwinner |
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| Race loser |
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| One who didn't even show? |
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| Out-of-place athlete? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Nov 2018 |
| Nonwinner |
Newsday |
30 Sep 2018 |
| Unsuccessful competitor |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Jul 2018 |
| Loser |
The Washington Post |
02 Jul 2018 |
| Loser |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2018 |
| Election loser |
Universal |
04 Jun 2018 |
| Unplaced horse |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 May 2018 |
| Second, or worse |
New York Times |
08 Apr 2018 |
| Unplaced horse too organised |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Jan 2018 |
| Loser |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Jan 2018 |
| Election loser |
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| Loser |
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| Second, or worse |
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| One who's in it but doesn't win it |
New York Times |
17 Dec 2017 |
| No-hoper was a candidate too |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Dec 2017 |
| A loser staggering, out of energy, an unplaced competitor |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Oct 2017 |
| Unplaced runner |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Oct 2017 |
| Into the bargain, artist has nothing primarily that won't make the frame |
Irish Times Crosaire |
24 Jun 2017 |
| A contestant who loses |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 Jun 2017 |
| Beaten candidate |
LA Times Daily |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Beaten candidate |
The Washington Post |
11 Apr 2017 |
| One undistinguished set of players entering a country, not Italy |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Apr 2017 |
| Orchestra's appearance among islands is a loser |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Feb 2017 |
| Too controlled, as a nonentity |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Feb 2017 |
| One who's in it but doesn't win it |
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| Beaten candidate |
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| Unplaced competitor |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Nov 2016 |
| Campaign loser |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Election loser, e.g |
USA Today |
09 Aug 2016 |
| Race loser |
Premier Sunday |
20 Mar 2016 |
| Loser was in a hurry as well |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Jan 2016 |
| Election loser, e.g. |
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| Concession speech deliverer |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2015 |
| Second-rate performer: a computer network endlessly troubled internally |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Nov 2015 |
| It's not among the top few journals or annuals to display |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Sep 2015 |
| Loser in a race |
The Times Concise |
02 Sep 2015 |
| One set off but got no place |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Aug 2015 |
| Nonwinner |
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| Concession speech deliverer |
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| Concession speech deliverer |
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| Runner-up |
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| One that didn't show? |
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| One who didn't make it to the office? |
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| Loser |
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| Nonwinner |
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| Late finisher |
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| Consolation prize recipient |
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| The hare, notably |
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| The hare, e.g., in "The Tortoise and the Hare" |
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| Concession speech giver |
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| Candidate who lost |
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| Election loser, e.g. |
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| Horse back in the pack |
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| #2 or #3, say |
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| One who didn't get in |
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| One who didn't get in |
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| Loser |
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| Candidate who lost |
|
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| Losing candidate |
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| #2 or #3 |
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| Aesop's hare, for one |
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| One who's not first |
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| Losing candidate |
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| Losing candidate |
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| Nonwinner |
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| Nonwinner |
|
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| One who's back in the pack |
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| Stevenson in 1952 and 1956, e.g. |
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| One not seated? |
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| Person in second place |
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| Loser |
|
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| Long shot, usually |
|
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| Nonwinner |
|
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| Election loser |
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| Long shot, usually |
|
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| Long shot, usually |
|
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| Loser |
|
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| Ross Perot, in 1992 and 1996 |
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| Loser |
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| Finished out of the money |
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| Horse back in the pack, e.g. |
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| Loser |
|
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| Ineffectual competitor |
|
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| Late finisher |
|
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| Concession speech giver |
|
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| #3 or #4, say |
|
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| One out of the money |
|
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| Nobody |
|
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| Nobody |
|
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| Finishes out of the money |
|
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| Election loser |
|
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| Unsuccessful contender |
|
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| Loser |
|
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| Last-place finisher |
|
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| Back-of-the-pack sort |
|
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| Nader, in 2000 |
|
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| Unsuccessful contender |
|
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| Perot, e.g. |
|
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| Election loser |
|
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| Third-place finisher, e.g. |
|
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| One out of the money |
|
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| Miss Congeniality, e.g. |
|
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| He didn't win |
|
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| Loser |
|
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| Election loser |
|
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| Defeatee |
|
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| Horse back in the pack |
|
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| Mere participant |
|
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| Mere participant |
|
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| Late finisher |
|
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| Show horse, in a way |
|
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| Mere participant |
|
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| Not a marathon winner |
|
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| Loser |
|
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| Horse named on a crumpled betting slip |
|
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| One who's back in the pack |
|
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| Unsuccessful person |
|
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| Runner up |
|
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| Not a winner |
|
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| Losing candidate |
|
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| Person in second place |
|
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| Candidate who lost |
|
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| Horse way back in the pack |
|
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| Runner-up |
|
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| Unsuccessful one |
|
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| Non-winner |
|
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| He almost won |
|
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| Unimpressive competitor |
|
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| Minor-party candidate |
|
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| Lackluster performer |
|
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| One who can't get a seat |
|
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| Aqueduct trailer |
|
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| Not a winner |
|
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| Slowpoke |
|
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| Another finisher |
|
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| Fourth-place finisher |
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| Lame duck, often |
|
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| He didn't win, place or show |
|
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| Election loser |
|
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| Tilden in 1876 |
|
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| Anderson or Carter in 1980 |
|
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| Dewey in 1948 |
|
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| Big-A laggard |
|
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| Trailer |
|
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| Bottom-line horse |
|
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| Winner's follower |
|
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| Chronic loser |
|
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| Inferior one |
|
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| Out of the money. |
|
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| Racing-chart comment. |
|
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| Loser. |
|
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| Relative of a has-been. |
|
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| Postelection personality. |
|
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| Defeated one. |
|
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| Smith or Willkie. |
|
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| One kind of race horse. |
|
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| Loser: Colloq. |
|
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| The loser. |
|
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| Person of no importance. |
|
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| The defeated one. |
|
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| Out-of-the-money horse. |
|
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| Defeated contestant. |
|
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| No prize-winner, he. |
|
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| Not a prizewinner. |
|
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| Luckless contender: Colloq. |
|
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| Election loser. |
|
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| Derby laggard. |
|
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| Horse in the ruck. |
|
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| Unsuccessful candidate. |
|
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| Behind the first three: Horseracing. |
|
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| A candidate who lost. |
|
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| Dewey, in 1948. |
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| Third-party candidate, more often than not |
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