Brilliant to start with, then have failure Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Brilliant to start with, then have failure . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEFEAT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFEAT Brilliant to start with, then have failure (6)
7% MISS Failure (4) Universal Mar 10, 2026
7% AWESOME Brilliant (7) The Telegraph Quick Mar 9, 2026
7% PUREGENIUS "Brilliant!" (10) Universal Feb 15, 2026
6% EASED Relaxed and stopped, not having started (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Mar 17, 2026
6% BUST Ignominious failure (4) New York Times Mar 10, 2026
6% ISNOT "Failure ___ an option" (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2026
6% SUCCESS Opposite of failure (7) (7) Mirror Classic Mar 4, 2026
6% ECLAT Brilliant style (5) Commuter Mar 2, 2026
6% SCARLET Brilliant red (7) Commuter Feb 23, 2026
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