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% ACE Brilliant! (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 26, 2026
7% LOSER Failure (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
7% SHONE Was brilliant (5) Commuter Dec 8, 2025
6% EASED Relaxed and stopped, not having started (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
6% FLOP Major failure (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 21, 2026
6% DOOM Destine for failure (4) USA Today Jan 17, 2026
6% RIP Sail failure (3) Newsday Jan 15, 2026
6% LAPSE Failure (5) (5) Mirror Quick Jan 14, 2026
6% VIRTUOSI Brilliant musicians (8) The Times Concise Jan 1, 2026
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