Covering up defeat (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Covering up defeat (6) . 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 HIDING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HIDING Covering up defeat (6) (6)
10% BESTED Defeated (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 28, 2026
10% ROUT Defeat (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 17, 2026
10% BESTS Defeats (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 8, 2026
10% TOGA Old Roman cover-up (4) Universal Sep 8, 2026
10% LOSS Defeat (4) USA Today Quick Sep 2, 2026
10% APRONS Kitchen cover-ups (6) LA Times Daily Aug 30, 2026
9% LOSES Goes down in defeat (5) New York Times Mini Oct 5, 2026
9% OBTEXIT Celavit, velavit: he covered it up (7) The Times O Tempora Oct 3, 2026
9% MOP ___ the floor with (defeat convincingly) (3) New York Times Midi Sep 28, 2026
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