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

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEWEY "___ Defeats Truman" (infamous 1948 headline) (5)
5% STAR Headliner (4) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 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% CAPONE Infamous Chicago gangster (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 18, 2025
4% DRUB Soundly defeat (4) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
4% LOSES Suffers defeat (5) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
4% LICK Defeat (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
4% CANING Severe defeat (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 9, 2025
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