Being near failure involves I hesitate to say punishment Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MISERLINESS Being near failure involves I hesitate to say punishment (11) The Times Cryptic Jul 1, 2022
3% LOSER Failure (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
2% ORNATE Really involved (6) New York Times Jan 10, 2026
2% LAPSE Failure of memory (5) Commuter Jan 8, 2026
2% ENTAIL Involve (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
2% EYESORE Blight that I spotted, say (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
2% AFTERMATH Bizarre dream, not the first that involves intro to <i>Finnegans Wake</i> (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
2% BOMBS Complete failures (5) LA Times Daily Jan 1, 2026
2% SEE "What did I say!?" (3) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2025
2% ERS Hesitant sounds (3) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025

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