"___ Defeats Truman" (infamous 1948 headline) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEWEY "___ Defeats Truman" (infamous 1948 headline) (5)
5% TOBY Jones who played Truman Capote in 2006's "Infamous" (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 19, 2025
5% PUNKS Defeats easily, in sports headlines (5) Newsday Jun 14, 2025
5% TRUMAN 'Dewey Defeats ___,' infamous Chicago Tribune headline of 1948 (6) New York Times Nov 29, 2022
5% EYDEFEATSTRUMAN Infamous headline about the 1948 election (15) Universal Jan 6, 2020
5% GLARINGERROR "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline, for example (12)
4% BEAT Defeat (4) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
4% ILOST Cry of defeat (5) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
4% LOST Was defeated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Sep 3, 2025
4% EDGED Barely defeated (5) USA Today Sep 2, 2025
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