Big defeat - manager finally dismissed Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Big defeat - manager finally dismissed featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on December 17, 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROUT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROUT Big defeat - manager finally dismissed (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
6% SENDSAWAY Dismisses (9) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
6% FAILURE Football manager with one draw and a defeat (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
6% BESTED Defeated (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 7, 2025
6% LOSS Defeat (4) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
5% IWIN "You're defeated!" (4) Newsday Dec 16, 2025
5% ATLAST Finally (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
5% LORDPRIVYSEAL Member of cabinet revised payroll, somehow dismissing aide finally (13) The Times Cryptic Dec 10, 2025
5% LAST Final (4) USA Today Dec 8, 2025
5% SACK Dismiss (4) (4) Mirror Quick Dec 3, 2025

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