A bicycle breaking down -- and avoiding it Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CELIBACY A bicycle breaking down -- and avoiding it (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 26, 2016
7% PARSE Break down, analyse (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 23, 2025
7% WEEP Break down (4) Newsday Sep 20, 2025
7% DEGRADE Break down chemically (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 3, 2025
7% SOB Break down, perhaps (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
7% COLLAPSE Break down (8) Puzzler Backwords Jul 19, 2025
6% ANALYST One breaking down data (7) The Times Concise Sep 26, 2025
6% PEDAL Operate a bicycle, say (5)
6% LIE Avoid honesty (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
6% FOUR With 5-Down, like some bicycles, gear-wise (4) The Washington Post Mini Sep 10, 2025

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