| Fail to evoke desired response (4,4) |
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| Phrase meaning 'to fail to produce the intended effect' (4,4) |
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| Fail to achieve a desired effect (4,4) |
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| Fail to gain desired effect (4,4) |
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| Produce no effect |
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| Misfire in defeat, accidental |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Mar 2024 |
| Be unsuccessful in season in the U.S. of a dull nature (4,4) |
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| Collapse |
The Guardian Quick |
26 May 2023 |
| Fail utterly, collapse |
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| Flop |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Oct 2022 |
| Founder lacking sparkle after trip |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Dec 2021 |
| Fail to impress in dive that's out of fizz |
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| Fail utterly, collapse |
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| Fail on a dance floor? |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2020 |
| Fail on a dance floor? |
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| Fail completely |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2020 |
| Flop |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Aug 2018 |
| Fail completely and have no effect |
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| Autumn accommodation to prove ineffective |
The Times Cryptic |
27 Oct 2015 |
| Don't stand round showing what a bad crack will do |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Jan 2015 |
| Get no laughs, as a joke |
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| Fail completely |
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| Fail miserably |
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| Bomb, as a joke |
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| Bomb, as a joke |
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| Fizzle out |
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