Conservative admitted to fondness for defeat Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LICKING Conservative admitted to fondness for defeat (7)
6% LIKED Was fond of (5) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
6% LOSE Suffer defeat in the end: Conservative ousted (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Oct 24, 2025
6% LIKE Be fond of (4) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
5% BESTED Defeated (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 7, 2025
5% SAFER More conservative (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
5% SOFTSPOT Penchant, fondness (8) The Times Concise Nov 5, 2025
5% LOSS Defeat (4) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
5% OUTRAN Defeated in a sprint (6) Universal Oct 27, 2025
5% ARGUMENTATIVE Fond of contradicting (13) (13) The Guardian Quick Oct 24, 2025
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