Backed confounded horse who lost head at the finish, and came in dead last Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Backed confounded horse who lost head at the finish, and came in dead last . 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 ENDORSED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ENDORSED Backed confounded horse who lost head at the finish, and came in dead last (8)
5% ENDORSE Back the nag that finishes last, commonly? (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 29, 2025
5% LOSE Finish last (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 12, 2025
5% SLOWEST Last to finish (7) Newsday Nov 6, 2025
4% AROSE Came up (5) LA Times Daily Jan 6, 2026
4% ENDAT Finish by (5) LA Times Daily Jan 6, 2026
4% ALTERED Shifted and hesitated having lost head (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
4% DONE Finished (4) The Telegraph Mini Jan 5, 2026
4% ANDIT "-- came to pass ..." (5) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
4% ASEA Totally lost (4) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
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