Big shots fail in competitions Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Big shots fail in competitions . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLOSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOSE Big shots fail in competitions (5)
7% BBS Not-so-big shots (3) LA Times Daily Feb 28, 2026
7% BARONS Business big shots (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 28, 2026
7% PISTOL Failed plot: is one to be shot? (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
7% EATSIT Fails big-time (6) LA Times Daily Jan 13, 2026
6% VIPS Big shots on one side of the 14-Across (4) New York Times Midi Mar 6, 2026
6% BOXER Competitive lightweight (5) Newsday Mar 6, 2026
6% INIT Still competitive (4) Newsday Mar 5, 2026
6% TRY "Give it a shot!" (3)
6% HEADTOHEAD In direct competition * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 1, 2026
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