| Ludicrous failure |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Oct 2025 |
| Total disaster |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2025 |
| Complete failure |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Sep 2025 |
| Total washout |
Newsday |
06 Sep 2025 |
| Motor-racing and horse-racing venue combined? Not wholly a failure (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
24 Jul 2025 |
| Proof I, as conspirator, am harbouring humiliating failure (6) |
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| Complete disaster |
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| Complete shambles (6) |
Puzzler Backwords |
25 Jun 2025 |
| Upset if and when the firm has a failure (6) |
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| Provided backing when encountering company failure |
|
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| Total flop |
Newsday |
08 Jun 2025 |
| Ridiculous failure unless coming back when firm (6) |
|
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| Utter failure |
Newsday |
29 May 2025 |
| Total failure (6) |
Puzzler |
28 May 2025 |
| Complete failure |
Mirror Tea Time |
12 Mar 2025 |
| Debacle, disaster |
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| Start of concert in Sofia, perhaps, is a failure (6) |
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| Complete failure fundamentally befits megastar tycoon |
|
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| A coif's removed during debacle (6) |
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| Uncertainty around a small business creates disaster |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Feb 2025 |
| Debacle |
The Times Concise |
25 Feb 2025 |
| Embarrassing failure in Mafia's communications (6) |
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| Returning if and when the company is a failure (6) |
|
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| Ludicrous situation of the Mafia scourge (6) |
|
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| As if the company could be a complete failure (6) |
|
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| If backed at Ascot almost a complete failure (6) |
|
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| Messy situation seconds out from Friday's first two cocktails (6) |
|
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| Embarrassing failure if returned as company (6) |
|
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| Fellow is concealing a company - disaster (6) |
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| Catastrophe, as foci changed |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Embarrassing failure (6) |
Puzzler |
17 Nov 2024 |
| A complete failure, especially a humiliating one (6) |
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| Motor racing company admits when complete failure (6) |
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| Complete disaster |
|
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| Mafia's come to conceal calamity (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 Oct 2024 |
| Complete failure if returning as a company (6) |
|
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| Starting of financial institution as company is big failure (6) |
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| A humiliating failure (6) |
|
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| Mafia's completely camouflaging humiliating failure (6) |
|
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| Complete failure if back as small company (6) |
|
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| Unfortunately Nelson being away from confessional causes mayhem (6) |
|
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| Debacle |
USA Today |
13 Sep 2024 |
| Omnishambles (6) |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Backing provided while company reveals complete disaster |
|
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| Disaster |
Universal |
14 Aug 2024 |
| Embarrassing failure: total - |
|
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| Disaster concealed by Mafia's consiglieri |
|
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| Whether returning to a small company is a total failure (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Humiliating failure |
The Times Concise |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Complete disaster as coif is bungled |
|
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| Provided backing as firm was humiliating failure (6) |
|
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| Fine island with a second firm in shambles? (6) |
|
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| Failure utter shambles |
|
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| Style of Italian wine bottle partially or completely covered by a straw basket (6) |
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| Disaster, flop |
|
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| Massive flop (6) |
|
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| If making a return as a company, it's a complete failure (6) |
|
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| Utter failure if return made in the manner of small company (6) |
|
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| Disastrous failure |
The Guardian Speedy |
21 Jan 2024 |
| Formula One racetrack having no time for failure |
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| Chaotic disaster (6) |
|
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| Complete failure |
Puzzler Backwords |
22 Dec 2023 |
| Formula One racetrack having no time for failure (6) |
|
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| Complete failure |
Commuter |
06 Dec 2023 |
| As if possibly the company could be a flop! (6) |
|
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| Utter failure |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Nov 2023 |
| Utter disaster |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Aug 2023 |
| Complete failure |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Jul 2023 |
| A second firm linked to motor-racing debacle |
The Guardian Cryptic |
14 Jul 2023 |
| Train wreck |
Universal |
01 May 2023 |
| Debacle — fine one as company goes under |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Apr 2023 |
| Complete disaster |
Universal |
10 Apr 2023 |
| Debacle |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Feb 2023 |
| Epic fail |
Universal |
20 Jan 2023 |
| Spectacular failure |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2023 |
| One type of racing at venue for another — largely a shambles |
The Guardian Cryptic |
20 Dec 2022 |
| Ludicrous failure |
New York Times |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Debacle |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Nov 2022 |
| Embarrassing failure |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Oct 2022 |
| Ludicrous failure |
The Times Concise |
01 Aug 2022 |
| Shambles |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Jul 2022 |
| Turns out Nelson left confessional in a mess |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Jun 2022 |
| Debacle |
The Guardian Quick |
29 Apr 2022 |
| Humiliating failure |
The Guardian Speedy |
17 Apr 2022 |
| Detailed formal order for Glaswegian doesn't end in disaster |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Feb 2022 |
| Uncertainty about terms of EFTA causes company's failure |
|
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| Conservative in Sofia spinning debacle |
|
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| Leader of Conservatives in bumbling oaf is humiliating disaster |
|
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| Leader of Conservatives in bumbling oaf is humiliating disaster |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Dec 2021 |
| Total disaster |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2021 |
| Formula One racetrack ultimately avoided car crash |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Nov 2021 |
| Detailed formal order for Glaswegian doesn't end in disaster |
Irish Times Crosaire |
23 Oct 2021 |
| Spectacular failure |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2021 |
| France is protecting a company's disaster |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Aug 2021 |
| Dumpster fire |
The Washington Post |
30 Jul 2021 |
| Dumpster fire |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2021 |
| Female is tackling adult about Oscar's mess |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Jun 2021 |
| Detailed formal order for Glaswegian doesn't end in disaster |
Irish Times Crosaire |
24 May 2021 |
| Debacle |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 May 2021 |
| Mess, caught in Sofia, sloshed |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Apr 2021 |
| Ludicrous failure |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Apr 2021 |
| As if failed, company in state of disorder |
|
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| Complete failure |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2021 |
| Complete disaster |
|
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| Complete disaster |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Bomber following one in the role of peace protester |
|
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| As if alternative company could be a complete disaster |
|
|
| Complete failure |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jan 2021 |
| Utter failure |
Premier Sunday |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Debacle |
Newsday |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Utter catastrophe |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Nov 2020 |
| Charlie in Sofia hurt in disaster |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Debacle |
The Times Concise |
01 Nov 2020 |
| Humiliating disaster |
The Guardian Speedy |
25 Oct 2020 |
| Grand Prix race track in Berkshire unfinished? What a debacle! |
|
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| Ignominious failure |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Humiliating failure; debacle |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 Jul 2020 |
| Complete and utter failure |
Irish Times Simplex |
30 Jun 2020 |
| Calamity if climbing rocky coast shaking tons |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jun 2020 |
| Utter disaster |
USA Today |
06 Mar 2020 |
| ... fellow initially incorporating a small business can be a failure |
|
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| Provided backing before a small company becomes failure |
|
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| Motor-racing company accepting a second disaster |
|
|
| Provided backing before a small company becomes failure |
|
|
| Humiliating failure |
The Times Concise |
07 Oct 2019 |
| Debacle |
New York Times |
01 Oct 2019 |
| Total disaster |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2019 |
| Detailed order for Glaswegian doesn't end in disaster |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Jul 2019 |
| College in Sofia damaged by disaster |
Irish Times Crosaire |
22 May 2019 |
| Ludicrous failure |
The Times Concise |
31 Jan 2019 |
| Humiliating flop |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jan 2019 |
| Debacle |
|
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| Total disaster |
|
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| Humiliating flop |
|
|
| College in Sofia staggered by disaster |
Irish Times Crosaire |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Utter disaster |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Oct 2018 |
| Firm reduced by half since company's disaster |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Aug 2018 |
| Providing returns while facing company collapse |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jul 2018 |
| Total flop |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2018 |
| Total mess |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2018 |
| Following one, a second business failure |
|
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| Complete failure |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Apr 2018 |
| Backing needed, if and when county is a failure |
|
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| Disaster within Sofia's community |
|
|
| Utter disaster |
|
|
| Complete failure |
|
|
| Total mess |
|
|
| Utter failure |
New York Times |
25 Dec 2017 |
| Total failure, if setting up a small company |
|
|
| Humiliating failure |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2017 |
| Every other Friday, small firm has debacle |
|
|
| Disaster |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Jul 2017 |
| Total failure |
Newsday |
16 May 2017 |
| As if agitated over company exposing complete failure |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 May 2017 |
| Girl's firm, concealing a catastrophe |
|
|
| Girl's firm, concealing a catastrophe |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Debacle |
The Washington Post |
16 Apr 2017 |
| Debacle |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2017 |
| Colossal flop |
USA Today |
09 Feb 2017 |
| Disaster, a boat docked if reversing at first |
The Times Cryptic |
24 Jan 2017 |
| Disaster, a boat docked if reversing at first |
|
|
| Debacle |
|
|
| Utter failure |
|
|
| Mafia's constructed casing for bomb |
|
|
| Disaster — 'failure' is another synonym, completely obvious for starters |
|
|
| Providing back up when company is a failure |
|
|
| Total disaster for motoring organisation on track with no car |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Oct 2016 |
| Following bureaucracy, company in complete mess |
|
|
| Provided backing as company goes into complete failure |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Oct 2016 |
| Ignominious flop |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Oct 2016 |
| Cock-up is restricting area in government department |
The Times Cryptic |
05 Sep 2016 |
| Failure in business after film actor retires |
|
|
| Calamity |
The Times Concise |
17 Jul 2016 |
| Big bomb |
Newsday |
27 Feb 2016 |
| Total disaster |
Universal |
21 Feb 2016 |
| Opposite of ''smash'' |
Newsday |
21 Feb 2016 |
| Endlessly lie when taking care of failure |
|
|
| Ludicrous or humiliating failure |
Irish Times Simplex |
09 Feb 2016 |
| Shambles |
The Guardian Speedy |
31 Jan 2016 |
| Complete and disastrous failure |
Irish Times Simplex |
09 Dec 2015 |
| Mafia's contract reduced to shambles |
|
|
| Flop, failing in amorous situation could occur initially ... |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Jun 2015 |
| Utter failure |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Feb 2015 |
| Unmitigated disaster |
|
|
| Saif turned up at officer's mess |
|
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| Complete mess |
|
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| Complete disaster |
|
|
| Failure in providing returns as a company |
|
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| Complete failure |
|
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| Debacle |
|
|
| Complete debacle |
|
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| Total flop |
|
|
| Spectacular failure |
|
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| Spectacular failure |
|
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| Debacle |
|
|
| Total flop |
|
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| Total flop |
|
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| Bomb |
|
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| Spectacular failure |
|
|
| Big bomb |
|
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| Total screwup |
|
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| Flop |
|
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| Bomb |
|
|
| Complete disaster |
|
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| Complete disaster |
|
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| Big mess |
|
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| Big mess |
|
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| Flop |
|
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| Big mess |
|
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| Utter failure |
|
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| Total bomb |
|
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| Complete disaster |
|
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| Debacle |
|
|
| Complete disaster |
|
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| Total failure |
|
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| Total disaster |
|
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| Total disaster |
|
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| Debacle |
|
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| Complete failure |
|
|
| Turkey |
|
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| Turkey |
|
|
| Complete failure |
|
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| Utter failure |
|
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| Complete failure |
|
|
| Utter failure |
|
|
| Complete failure |
|
|
| Total failure |
|
|
| Disaster |
|
|
| Spectacular failure |
|
|
| Complete catastrophe |
|
|
| Total failure |
|
|
| Total failure |
|
|
| Bay of Pigs invasion, for example |
|
|
| Complete debacle |
|
|
| Huge flop |
|
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| Complete debacle |
|
|
| Debacle |
|
|
| Complete failure |
|
|
| Big flop |
|
|
| Lead balloon |
|
|
| Utter failure |
|
|
| SNAFU |
|
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| Flop. |
|
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| Complete failure. |
|
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| Complete flop |
|
|
| Failure. |
|
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| Mighty flop. |
|
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| Utter failure. |
|
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| Ludicrous flop. |
|
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| Botch. |
|
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