____ or swim, expression meaning 'fail or succeed by one's own efforts' (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SINK ___ or swim, expression meaning 'fail or succeed by one's own efforts' (4) (4)
75% SINKORSWIM Fail/succeed options (10) Universal Dec 20, 2025
64% ALONE On one's own (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 1, 2026
61% BOBSYOURUNCLE British English expression meaning "And there it is!" (13) USA Today Jan 13, 2026
61% TRYER One making effort (5) The Telegraph Mini Dec 20, 2025
61% GOFAR Succeed (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
58% OPINE Express one's view (5) LA Times Mini Jan 3, 2026
58% AROOM Woolf's "___ of One's Own" (5) LA Times Mini Jan 2, 2026
58% PREVAIL Succeed (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 23, 2025
58% RISE Come into one's own (4) Newsday Dec 13, 2025
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