Admission of defeat Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Admission of defeat featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on February 21, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ILOSE.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ILOSE Admission of defeat (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 21, 2026
ILOST Admission of defeat (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 5, 2025
WELOST Admission of defeat (6) Universal Sep 3, 2023

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4% LETIN Grant admission to (5) LA Times Daily Feb 15, 2026
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4% BESTED Defeated (6) Universal Jan 18, 2026
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