Battle of WWII: a major shot having lost war (3,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Battle of WWII: a major shot having lost war (3,4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on November 28, 2025. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IWOJIMA.

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Crossword Answer For Battle of WWII: a major shot having lost war (3,4):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IWOJIMA Battle of WWII: a major shot having lost war (3,4) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
6% FADED Having lost colour (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
6% STLO WWII battle site in Normandy (4) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% COMBAT Battle, fight (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 28, 2025
5% PSYWARS Propaganda battles (7) Newsday Nov 27, 2025
5% SIEGE Battle tactic (5) Commuter Nov 26, 2025
5% VALOR Bravery in battle (5) Newsday Nov 25, 2025
5% ALMA September, 1854 battle in the Crimean War (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Nov 21, 2025
5% ATSEA Lost (5) Universal Nov 20, 2025
5% NERFWAR Backyard battle (7) Universal Nov 19, 2025

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