| Defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            01 Nov 2025 | 
          
          
            | Any of five in a row at the start of this season for Wolverhampton Wanderers | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            30 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Opposite of profit | 
            Commuter | 
            11 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | A 2-1 record has one | 
            New York Times | 
            08 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | Sports defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            02 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | L | 
            USA Today | 
            24 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Figure in red ink | 
            USA Today | 
            13 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            10 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            USA Today Quick | 
            31 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Defeat in sports | 
            Commuter | 
            29 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            The Times Concise | 
            17 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | "I'm at a ___ for words" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | What one makes that is unprofitable (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            25 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Defeat: head hidden in photo finish? | 
            The Times Quick Cryptic | 
            18 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Sports defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            16 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of victory | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | What you got instead of a win | 
            Family Time | 
            08 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Red ink for a business | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | School leaving German castle in deficit | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            29 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Financial hit | 
            Commuter | 
            23 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | "I'm at a ___ for words" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | The 1 in a 16-1 record | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            19 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | The "1" of 3-1-4, say | 
            New York Times | 
            16 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Joe -, violinist and bandleader whose signature tune was In the Mood | 
            Mirror Quiz | 
            12 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | In coal, this waste is enormous | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red-ink amount | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            02 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Colossal lack of coal? (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            24 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Absence | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            13 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            10 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Investment result, sadly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            31 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Feeling of grief after someone or something of value IS no longer present (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Amount printed in red | 
            New York Times | 
            18 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | There's definitely no profit in bereavement | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            New York Times | 
            04 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Negative profit | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | L | 
            Universal | 
            23 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Defeat suffered in the Colosseum | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat of numerous soldiers held up (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Concern in data transmission | 
            New York Times | 
            09 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Defeat; 20 Across paint? | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            05 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Contents of expensively produced magazine is dropping? (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | End of a hot streak | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            19 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "gain" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | What an "L" may signify | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            30 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Amnesia, - of memory | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            14 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words (dumbstruck) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports team's setback | 
            Newsday | 
            02 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Sports defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            26 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Erosion, for instance | 
            Newsday | 
            23 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Neither a win nor a draw (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | At a __ for words (speechless) | 
            Newsday | 
            19 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Profit's counterpart | 
            USA Today | 
            15 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | See a ship become a write-off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            USA Today Quick | 
            22 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Stock market reverse | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Upmarket magazine uncovered what's missing | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Unable to find | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Team disappointment | 
            USA Today | 
            03 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports team's defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            27 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Something one can't find in the glossies (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "The Leftovers" theme | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Result of a bad investment | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Sports team's defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            28 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | L | 
            USA Today | 
            27 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | "I'm at a ___ for words" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's in the debit column | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            05 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | What a perfect season lacks | 
            Universal | 
            02 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink amount | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            02 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Left stunned at first following huge defeat | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            01 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Sports defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            27 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Bereavement | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            23 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Joe -, violinist and bandleader whose signature tune was In the Mood | 
            Mirror Quiz | 
            17 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Lack of profit | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports team's setback | 
            Newsday | 
            09 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Financial reverse (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Of blossom, it may be due to high winds (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Financial hit | 
            Commuter | 
            25 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Antonym for "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Event that ends a winning streak | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports defeat | 
            Newsday | 
            03 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Diet progress | 
            Newsday | 
            30 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | See ship in financial setback (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Harm a defeat (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Harm - defeat (4) | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            23 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Deficit | 
            Mirror Tea Time | 
            23 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Privation | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            14 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | It's not profitable for a company to make it | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | At a __ for words (speechless) | 
            Newsday | 
            13 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Election defeat | 
            Commuter | 
            09 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Unprofitability (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bereavement leaves one sobbing such beginnings (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words (dumbstruck) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bereavement | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            22 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            USA Today | 
            16 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Behold the secret police. They didn't have a win (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pro t's other side | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Commentary overlooking grand defeat | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit and ___ account, financial statement (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | What you don't want to suffer, after investing in stocks | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One doesn't profit by such a death in the family (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One doesn't profit by such a death (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            LA Times Mini | 
            28 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Financial failure (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deficit, somewhat glossed over (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Setback | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            23 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Behold the ship showing a deficit (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | A win? No, sorry | 
            Family Time | 
            18 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Win's opposite | 
            Commuter | 
            12 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Profit's antonym | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | A failure in polo sideshows (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Investment result | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Euphemism for death | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit and ___ account, basic financial statement (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | At a . . . (uncertain what to do) (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | The Spanish initially suffer defeat (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            17 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Bad news for an investor | 
            New York Times | 
            07 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | The L word? | 
            Universal | 
            05 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Gambler's woe | 
            Commuter | 
            03 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Detriment (4) | 
            Puzzler | 
            02 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Investor's fear | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deficit | 
            Mirror Tea Time | 
            20 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Debit column entry | 
            Commuter | 
            05 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Bereavement | 
            Commuter | 
            28 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Disappointing Super Bowl result | 
            Universal | 
            19 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Profit opposite | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit's opposite | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Result of coming in second to the winner | 
            Family Time | 
            16 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Profit's opposite | 
            Newsday | 
            26 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | Introduction being missing from explanation could be considered this | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            07 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | Investor's woe | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            29 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | Cause of grief | 
            Universal | 
            27 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | L, on a league table | 
            USA Today | 
            19 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            17 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ of words (dumbstruck) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deprivation | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            02 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | At a __ for words | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            31 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink amount | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            24 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Profit opposite | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            16 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words (dumbstruck) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Opposite of a win | 
            Universal | 
            01 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Write-off | 
            Newsday | 
            01 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | U-turn from profit | 
            Family Time | 
            21 May 2023 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "Your __" | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            18 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | "L" on a scoreboard | 
            Family Time | 
            12 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Winning streak ender | 
            Newsday | 
            26 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | Privation | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            25 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Athlete's L | 
            Universal | 
            24 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Feeling of grief | 
            Universal | 
            10 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            03 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | "Their ___!" (friend's remark after a rejection) | 
            Universal | 
            29 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | "I'm at a ___ for words" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Game result that's not a win or a tie | 
            USA Today | 
            21 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Privation | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            03 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Privation | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            01 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Sports team's defeat | 
            Newsday | 
            21 Sep 2022 | 
          
          
            | Defeat; bereavement | 
            The Times Concise | 
            31 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Privation | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            30 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Write-off | 
            Newsday | 
            18 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | 'I'm at a ___ for words' | 
            USA Today | 
            04 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Stock market crash result, maybe | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Gain's opposite | 
            Universal | 
            23 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            10 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | Privation | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            17 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | At a __ for words (speechless) | 
            Newsday | 
            16 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of profit | 
            USA Today | 
            14 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            13 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Financial figure in red ink | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            01 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink amount | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            27 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | Gain's offset | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            10 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | Stat in standings | 
            The Washington Post | 
            26 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Stat in standings | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            26 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words | 
            USA Today | 
            10 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Frustrating investment outcome | 
            Universal | 
            07 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | See 68-Across | 
            The Washington Post | 
            03 Feb 2022 | 
          
          
            | See 68-Across | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            03 Feb 2022 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            USA Today | 
            28 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            20 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | L in a box score | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            16 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | Antonym of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink amount | 
            Universal | 
            18 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | The “1” in a 15-1 record | 
            New York Times | 
            16 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Red ink | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            05 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Team's defeat | 
            Newsday | 
            25 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | What red ink signifies | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            18 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | L | 
            USA Today | 
            11 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Figure in red ink | 
            The Washington Post | 
            11 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Figure in red ink | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            11 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | The L of 'take the L' | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            26 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Not a win | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Erosive effect | 
            Newsday | 
            03 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Cause for a claim | 
            The Washington Post | 
            29 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Cause for a claim | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            29 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Certain tax write-off | 
            New York Times | 
            27 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Profit's antonym | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports defeat | 
            USA Today | 
            30 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | At a __ for words (speechless) | 
            Newsday | 
            20 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Amount recorded in red ink | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            21 Jun 2021 | 
          
          
            | Result of being the 5 in a 9-5 final score | 
            Family Time | 
            21 Jun 2021 | 
          
          
            | Red ink | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            16 May 2021 | 
          
          
            | Red ink | 
            The Washington Post | 
            16 May 2021 | 
          
          
            | 'It's their ___' | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            09 May 2021 | 
          
          
            | Fatality in plant — bug not involved  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red-ink amount | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            01 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Win's opposite | 
            USA Today | 
            16 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink amount | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            08 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Universal | 
            20 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Profit's antonym | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Erosion concealed by Mussolini going all the way back | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            13 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line bummer | 
            The Washington Post | 
            06 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line bummer | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            06 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Sporting defeat | 
            The Times Concise | 
            05 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Victory's opposite | 
            Universal | 
            20 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Profit's counterpart | 
            Universal | 
            19 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Bad investment outcome | 
            Universal | 
            12 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Gloss over disappearing grove - it's a tax right-off | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            12 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Team's setback | 
            USA Today | 
            10 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Sports team's setback | 
            Newsday | 
            09 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            USA Today | 
            10 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Privation | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            18 Sep 2020 | 
          
          
            | L, in box scores | 
            The Washington Post | 
            30 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | L, in box scores | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            30 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Wall Street woe | 
            New York Times | 
            29 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | P&L part | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            26 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | P&L part | 
            The Washington Post | 
            26 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Fiscal disappointment | 
            The Washington Post | 
            18 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Fiscal disappointment | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            18 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Financial figure in parentheses | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            17 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Deprivation | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            03 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | See steamship coming to harm | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            03 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink entry | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            26 Jul 2020 | 
          
          
            | Red ink indication | 
            Newsday | 
            24 Jul 2020 | 
          
          
            | L | 
            USA Today | 
            10 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | Figure in red ink | 
            USA Today | 
            09 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Profit's opposite | 
            Universal | 
            06 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Perfect season spoiler | 
            USA Today | 
            01 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Disappointing game result | 
            Universal | 
            26 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | Bereavement | 
            Canadiana | 
            09 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Parenthetical amount | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            22 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Disadvantage the Spanish suffered originally  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Balance sheet negative | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | The opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Winning streak spoiler | 
            Family Time | 
            15 Dec 2019 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat in sport | 
            The Times Concise | 
            04 Dec 2019 | 
          
          
            | Deficit | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            21 Nov 2019 | 
          
          
            | Tax write-off | 
            USA Today | 
            26 Oct 2019 | 
          
          
            | Figure in red | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            26 Oct 2019 | 
          
          
            | The "1" of 10-1, say | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | The '1' of 10-1, say | 
            New York Times | 
            06 Oct 2019 | 
          
          
            | Dow downturn | 
            USA Today | 
            14 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | It's often covered by insurance | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            12 Aug 2019 | 
          
          
            | It's often covered by insurance | 
            The Washington Post | 
            12 Aug 2019 | 
          
          
            | ___ of Down, penalty incurred on the offensive team in the NFL | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Misplacement | 
            Newsday | 
            04 Aug 2019 | 
          
          
            | Destruction | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            07 Jul 2019 | 
          
          
            | Team's setback | 
            Newsday | 
            03 Jul 2019 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            24 Jun 2019 | 
          
          
            | L's meaning, in box scores | 
            New York Times | 
            17 Jun 2019 | 
          
          
            | Leader leader? | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            09 Jun 2019 | 
          
          
            | Leader leader? | 
            The Washington Post | 
            09 Jun 2019 | 
          
          
            | Fan's disappointment | 
            USA Today | 
            21 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Gloss over missing grove - it's a tax right-off | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            29 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | Monetary setback | 
            Newsday | 
            28 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | Red number | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            20 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | Red number | 
            The Washington Post | 
            20 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | Dieter's hope | 
            Family Time | 
            25 Mar 2019 | 
          
          
            | Hostels not needing the tax right-off | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            02 Mar 2019 | 
          
          
            | Datum for the second column | 
            New York Times | 
            01 Mar 2019 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words | 
            Universal | 
            10 Feb 2019 | 
          
          
            | Result of a sack, in football | 
            USA Today | 
            07 Jan 2019 | 
          
          
            | Figure in red ink | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Result of a sack, in football | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tax write-off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Victory's opposite | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | At a ___ for words | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Datum for the second column | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | L's meaning, in box scores | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's often covered by insurance | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Leader leader? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red number | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Figure in red | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dow downturn | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fan's disappointment | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Opposite of "profit" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Regularly look for ship's disappearance  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deficit in accounts solicitor raised | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            25 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Win -___ record | 
            Universal | 
            21 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Perfect season spoiler | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            08 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Perfect season spoiler | 
            The Washington Post | 
            08 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | "After his fantastic speech, I was at a ___ for words." (speechless) | 
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            | One might be written off | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            04 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Playoff bummer | 
            Universal | 
            29 Nov 2018 | 
          
          
            | Insurance estimate | 
            New York Times | 
            18 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | See two sons coming to harm | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            15 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of profit | 
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            | Antonym for profit | 
             | 
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            | Diet progress | 
            Newsday | 
            30 Sep 2018 | 
          
          
            | Gain's opposite | 
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            | Defeat; bereavement | 
            The Times Concise | 
            10 Sep 2018 | 
          
          
            | An overtime one counts as a point in the N.H.L | 
            New York Times | 
            21 Aug 2018 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink entry | 
            USA Today | 
            28 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | At a ___ (stumped) | 
            Jonesin | 
            24 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Not a victory | 
            Family Time | 
            23 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Profit's opposite | 
            New York Times | 
            23 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Spreadsheet amount shown in parentheses | 
            New York Times | 
            11 Jun 2018 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of profit | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Team disappointment | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            21 Apr 2018 | 
          
          
            | Effect of erosion | 
            Newsday | 
            01 Apr 2018 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink figure | 
            Newsday | 
            04 Mar 2018 | 
          
          
            | Playoff heartbreak | 
            Universal | 
            02 Mar 2018 | 
          
          
            | Failed investment | 
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            | Box score L | 
            Universal | 
            15 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | See ship dropping | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            09 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | Failed investment | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Insurance estimate | 
             | 
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            | Perfect season spoiler | 
             | 
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            | An overtime one counts as a point in the N.H.L. | 
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            | Profit's opposite | 
             | 
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            | Spreadsheet amount shown in parentheses | 
             | 
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            | Box score L | 
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            | Playoff bummer | 
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            | Playoff heartbreak | 
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            | Win -___ record | 
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            | Red-ink entry | 
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            | One might be written off | 
             | 
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            | Parenthetical figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Team disappointment | 
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            | Standings column | 
            Universal | 
            27 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | Lose consciousness of bank's debt | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            27 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | A defeat in sport | 
            The Times Concise | 
            09 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | Blot on a pitcher's record | 
            USA Today | 
            09 Sep 2017 | 
          
          
            | Investor's woe | 
            USA Today | 
            24 Aug 2017 | 
          
          
            | Bereavement | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            24 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of a victory | 
            Family Time | 
            19 Jun 2017 | 
          
          
            | Victory for a dieter | 
            Universal | 
            06 Jun 2017 | 
          
          
            | Quarterback's setback | 
            Newsday | 
            21 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Sports defeat | 
            Newsday | 
            03 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Declination | 
            Canadiana | 
            24 Apr 2017 | 
          
          
            | What much insurance covers | 
            The Washington Post | 
            31 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | What much insurance covers | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            31 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | It can be written off in April | 
            Universal | 
            18 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Streak breaker, maybe | 
            New York Times | 
            25 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | Cost of polish, not good  | 
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            | Victory for a dieter | 
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            | Streak breaker, maybe | 
             | 
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            | Standings column | 
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            | Investor's woe | 
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            | Blot on a pitcher's record | 
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            | It can be written off in April | 
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            | Defeat | 
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            | Red-ink figure | 
            Universal | 
            26 Dec 2016 | 
          
          
            | Tax write-off | 
            Newsday | 
            11 Dec 2016 | 
          
          
            | Old masters dreamt without deprivation | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            15 Nov 2016 | 
          
          
            | Gain offsetter | 
            Universal | 
            09 Nov 2016 | 
          
          
            | Slow bosses at centre make no profit  | 
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            | Ride away from soldiers in defeat | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            15 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | Defeat left horses missing odd bits | 
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            | It's not for a winner | 
            Universal | 
            05 Sep 2016 | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            02 Sep 2016 | 
          
          
            | Investor's concern | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            27 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | Negative net | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            27 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | Red ink amount | 
            The Washington Post | 
            22 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | Cost of polish, not good | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            09 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | L's meaning, sometimes | 
            Universal | 
            21 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of a win | 
            Family Time | 
            13 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Something to mourn | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Stockholder's setback | 
            The Washington Post | 
            24 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | Team discourager | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            02 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | Cause of a relegation, perhaps | 
            The Washington Post | 
            20 Apr 2016 | 
          
          
            | Look at the ship's negative balance  | 
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            | Basis for an insurance claim | 
            USA Today | 
            17 Apr 2016 | 
          
          
            | Team's setback | 
            Universal | 
            26 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | Dieter's win? | 
            USA Today | 
            23 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | What red ink means | 
            The Washington Post | 
            17 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | Parenthetical figure, often | 
            New York Times | 
            30 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Unfavorable result | 
            USA Today | 
            25 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Net __ | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            17 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Bereavement | 
            New York Times | 
            17 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Red ink amount | 
            USA Today | 
            14 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Soft Cell felt left out by tax-write off? | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            09 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink figure | 
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            | It's not for a winner | 
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            | Net __ | 
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            | Unfavorable result | 
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            | Red ink amount | 
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            | Investor's concern | 
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            | Bereavement | 
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            | Parenthetical figure, often | 
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            | Something to mourn | 
             | 
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            | L's meaning, sometimes | 
             | 
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            | See 26 | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            02 Dec 2015 | 
          
          
            | Forfeit, e.g | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            27 Nov 2015 | 
          
          
            | Defeat of Polish: not good | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            19 Nov 2015 | 
          
          
            | Defeat (in sports) | 
            The Times Concise | 
            12 Nov 2015 | 
          
          
            | Opposite of profit | 
            Family Time | 
            02 Nov 2015 | 
          
          
            | Basis for a claim | 
            USA Today | 
            24 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink amount | 
            Universal | 
            15 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Tax __ | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            06 Sep 2015 | 
          
          
            | Red-ink entry | 
            Newsday | 
            28 Jul 2015 | 
          
          
            | and 17 Down: One rates claim as low only in washout | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            26 Jun 2015 | 
          
          
            | It may be insured | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            23 May 2015 | 
          
          
            | See 31 Across | 
            Newsday | 
            14 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | Behold saints making sacrifice? | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            16 Jan 2015 | 
          
          
            | Dieter's win? | 
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            | Basis for a claim | 
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            | Forfeit, e.g. | 
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            | Many an insurance claim | 
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            | It may be insured | 
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            | Tax __ | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red-ink amount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | See 31 Across | 
             | 
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            | Red ink amount | 
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            | Bad investment outcome | 
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            | Red-ink entry | 
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            | Tax-form write-off | 
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            | Fan's disappointment | 
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            | Tax write-off | 
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            | Stockholder's concern | 
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            | Setback | 
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            | Game not won | 
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            | Forfeiture | 
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            | Sports defeat | 
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            | Write-off | 
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             | 
          
          
            | This may be deductible | 
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            | Bottom-line negative | 
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            | Win's opposite | 
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            | Profit's other side | 
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            | Bottom-line bummer | 
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            | At a ___ (puzzled) | 
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            | Recording costs, before sales | 
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            | Reason for a tax deduction, maybe | 
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            | It might bring a team down | 
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            | Profit's antithesis | 
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            | Destruction | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tax write-off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Negative Biohazard song? | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Red ink amount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's gain? | 
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            | Insurance policy contingency | 
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            | Grief counselor's subject | 
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            | Insurance policy contingency | 
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            | Team statistic | 
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            | Failed investment | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink amount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Grief counselor's subject | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tax write-off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports team's setback | 
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            | Setback | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Destruction | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deprivation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bad news for the home team | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | A no-win situation? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's gain? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Team statistic | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Setback | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line bummer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Result of a sack | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Playoff disappointment | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Nonprofit situation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's triumph | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bad outcome for the home team | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Write-off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | At a __ for words (speechless) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Figure in red | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | CFO's fear | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's progress | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bad day at the park | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Negative balance | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Superfan's disappointment | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Basis for many a claim | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's progress | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's goal | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's goal | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Election defeat | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Write-off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Amount printed in red ink | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Portfolio setback | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "L," in box scores | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Item in the debit column | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Detriment | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | End of a winning streak | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tour's red ink amount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Half a financial statement? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Setback | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It prevents a win-win situation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Figure in red | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Negative entry | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red-ink figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Parenthetical number? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance adjuster's concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's hope | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Balance sheet deduction | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's triumph | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit's partner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | A no-win situation? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Leader leader? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Perfect-record breaker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's triumph | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It spoils hot streaks | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cause for an insurance claim | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line bummer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit and -- | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit's opposite | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance subject | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | At a __ for words | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line negative | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Gridiron setback | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line negative | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Something to mourn | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cause for an insurance claim | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports page column | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Minus, on a balance sheet | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Any Buffalo Bills Super Bowl result | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Non-profit situation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It may be written off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Outcome of a 10-17 game | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Win alternative | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | What red ink indicates | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Forfeiture | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink amount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deprivation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink amount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Amount printed in red ink | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cause of grief | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance company concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Another's gain? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cause of negative earnings-per-share | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Dieter's hope | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit's partner? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink amount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cause of grief | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tax write-off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Debit-column calculation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Privation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Standings setback | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | See 32 Down | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | L's meaning, sometimes | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Half a financial statement | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Game not won | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Forfeiture | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit's opposite | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line bummer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Parenthesized entry | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bottom-line bummer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Parenthesized entry | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink entry | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Firm fear | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Adjuster's issue | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Business concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Nonprofit? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Forfeiture | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Setback | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports-page stat | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Disappointing finish | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | _____ leader | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bath on the Street? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Win's opposite | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit's opposite | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Forfeiture | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Gain's offset | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Result of a sack | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Basis for a claim | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit's counterpart | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Balance sheet minus | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Casualty, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Profit's counterpart | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insured's report | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Negative entry | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Forfeiture | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Something to mourn | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Misplacement | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Game not won | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Balance sheet entry in red | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Trouncing | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Something to mourn | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Misplacement | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance subject | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's often seen in red | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insured's report | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's often seen in red | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Entry in red | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance claim | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Entry in red | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Grief cause | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Grief cause | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Leader leader? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance claim amount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Gambler's woe | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Property damage, to an insurer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's a win to a dieter? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Write-off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance adjuster's concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Gambling result, usually | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Gain offsetter | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deprivation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance subject | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insured's report | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Parenthetical number | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deprivation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Result of a sack | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Negative yardage, in football | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | A bad figure? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deprivation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | ___ leader (item used to attract customers) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Leader leader | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Kind of column | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insured's report | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance claim | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance claim cause | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red-ink amount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Surety concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Number in red | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance subject | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Insurance adjuster's concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sack result, in football | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red-ink figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Setback | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Defeat | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fullback's setback | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports news | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Half a financial statement | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "L," in box scores | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cause for an insurance claim | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tax write-off | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bereavement | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deprivation | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | What red ink indicates | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Standings stat | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Type of leader | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | See 34-Across | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Match disappointment | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Erosion | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Decrement | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Destruction | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It might be in parentheses | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Red ink | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Business concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | What red ink represents | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sports setback | 
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            | Therapy subject | 
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            | Second place finish | 
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            | Standings statistic | 
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            | Setback | 
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            | Success, to a dieter | 
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            | This may be deductible | 
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            | Failure to win | 
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            | Destruction | 
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            | Quarterback-sack result | 
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            | Privation | 
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            | What "L" stands for in box scores | 
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            | Personnel casualty | 
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            | Leader leader | 
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            | Sports column | 
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            | L's meaning, sometimes | 
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            | Impairment | 
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            | Parenthetical entry in the books | 
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            | Deficit | 
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            | A quarterback sack, e.g. | 
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            | Sure end to a winning streak | 
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            | Profit's other side | 
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            | Gain's opposite | 
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            | Profit and ____ | 
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            | Quarterback's setback | 
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            | Red ink, symbolically | 
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            | Debit | 
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            | Subject for an insurance company | 
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            | Beating | 
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            | Parenthetical amount | 
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            | Profit's opposite | 
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            | Winning streak spoiler | 
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            | Win's opposite | 
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            | Poor result | 
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            | Coach's headache | 
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            | Any Buffalo Bills Super Bowl result | 
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            | Sack  in football | 
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            | Leader of retailing | 
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            | Profit's counterpart | 
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            | Defeat | 
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            | Red-ink amount | 
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            | Sports stat | 
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            | Deprivation | 
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            | Fan's disappointment | 
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            | Privation | 
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            | Red figure | 
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            | Hurok's setback | 
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            | Drop on Wall Street | 
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            | Inge's "A ___ of Roses" | 
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            | Deductible item on Apr. 15 | 
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            | Red-ink item | 
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            | Forfeiture | 
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            | Opposite of a win | 
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            | Result of a QB sack | 
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            | Red-ink entry | 
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            | Red-ink significance | 
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            | Debit item | 
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            | Kind of leader | 
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            | Slam set, e.g. | 
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            | What boxer Marciano never suffered as a pro | 
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            | This makes some sore | 
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            | This makes soreheads sore | 
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            | Pitching statistic | 
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            | ___ leader | 
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            | At a ___ (puzzled) | 
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            | Red-ink designation | 
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            | Income-tax deduction | 
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            | Another's gain | 
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            | Ledger entry | 
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            | Deductible item | 
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            | Football setback | 
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            | Business mishap. | 
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            | Failure to win. | 
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            | Profit's partner | 
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            | Minus-yardage in football | 
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            | Destruction. | 
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            | ___ leader, underpriced article. | 
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            | Draw alternative, perhaps | 
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            | Failure to hold. | 
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            | Amount out of pocket. | 
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            | At a ___. | 
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            | Wastage. | 
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            | Defeat. | 
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            | Privation. | 
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            | Outcome of any of the Bills' Super Bowl appearances | 
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            | Number after a dash, in sports stats | 
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            | Auditing word. | 
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            | No win. | 
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            | Financial setback. | 
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            | Yardage disadvantage in football. | 
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            | At a ___ (puzzled). | 
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            | Damage. | 
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            | Misplacement. | 
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            | Setback. | 
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            | Ullage. | 
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            | Cause of red ink. | 
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            | Detriment. | 
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            | Deprivation. | 
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            | Red ink entry. | 
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            | Red ink item. | 
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            | Throw for a ___. | 
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            | Waste. | 
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