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Here is the answer for the crossword clue A beating is embarrassing last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABASHING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABASHING A beating is embarrassing (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 9, 2019
4% ABASH Embarrass (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
3% SPENT Absolutely beat (5) The Atlantic Oct 19, 2025
3% TURNEDRED Showed embarrassment, say (9) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
3% DRE Beats by __ (3) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2025
3% ASHAMED Acutely embarrassed (7) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
3% MATING Beating at chess (6) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
3% YOUDIDNTSEETHAT Words after an embarrassing slipup (15) Universal Oct 12, 2025
3% PATROLS Walks a beat (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 8, 2025
3% FORFEIT Embarrassing penalty in a game (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025

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