Crucial last moments in a game, or a popular New Year's tradition that involves shouting numbers backwards Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COUNTDOWN Crucial last moments in a game, or a popular New Year's tradition that involves shouting numbers backwards (9)
60% FAILINTHECLUTCH Don't succeed at a crucial moment (15) Newsday Feb 19, 2026
60% ONEONE New Year's Day numbers (6) Newsday Jan 18, 2026
55% HOPSCOTCH Playground game involving numbered squares (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Feb 12, 2026
55% GOL Shout at a futbol game (3) Universal Jan 22, 2026
53% TWO Number of years in a biennium (3) Puzzler Backwords Feb 19, 2026
53% MOCHI Traditional rice cake snack on Japanese New Year (5) New York Times Feb 18, 2026
53% EVE New Year's ___ (3) USA Today Dec 26, 2025
53% UNO Card game that involves shouting its name (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
50% DDAY Crucial time (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 13, 2026
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