Behave as timid type when one's struck and hold on, hoping for the best Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUN DOWN THE CLOCK Behave as timid type when one's struck and hold on, hoping for the best (18)
62% XYLOPHONE One's struck by shattering of only hope (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
54% ACTS Behaves (4) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
54% SHY Timid and reserved (3)
52% ETA Best guess as to when, initially (3) LA Times Daily Nov 19, 2025
52% POSE It can be struck (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 31, 2025
52% MISKICKED Badly struck (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
52% LUCK "Best of ___!" ("I hope you do well!") (4)
52% FANNED Struck out (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 2, 2025
52% LABOR When one might hope for same-day delivery? (5) LA Times Daily Sep 6, 2025
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