Decisive in the success or failure of something (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRUCIAL Decisive in the success or failure of something (7) (7)
8% HIT Something successful (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
7% LOSER Failure (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
7% JINXIT Ruin something's chance of success (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
6% SMASH Huge success (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 12, 2026
6% AWOL Military failure to report (abbr.) (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 11, 2026
6% LAPSE Failure of memory (5) Commuter Jan 8, 2026
6% HITS Big successes (4) The Telegraph Mini Jan 6, 2026
6% ROY "Succession" surname (3) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
6% NOWINSITUATION Thing bound to end in failure (14) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
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