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% DUDS Failures (4) Universal Aug 29, 2025
2% FAR Not near (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
2% EGO I say "Love" (3) The Times Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
2% SEE "What did I say!?" (3) USA Today Aug 31, 2025
2% RELUCTANCE Hesitancy (10) Puzzler Backwords Aug 27, 2025
2% SCUBAS Dives near a coral reef, say (6) Universal Aug 26, 2025
2% FLOP Failure (4) (4) Mirror Quick Aug 20, 2025
2% BUTTERY Storeroom, say, involved in case of burglary (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 19, 2025
2% ERM Hesitant sound (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 18, 2025

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