Defeat mercilessly, in modern lingo Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defeat mercilessly, in modern lingo featured in New York Times Special Crossword puzzle on September 23, 2026. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COOK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COOK Defeat mercilessly, in modern lingo (4) New York Times Special Crossword Sep 23, 2026
6% TRASHED Criticized mercilessly (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2026
6% DOPE "Mega cool!," in modern lingo (4) New York Times Sep 2, 2026
6% MID Just OK, in modern lingo (3) New York Times Jul 31, 2026
6% STAN Zealous supporter, in modern lingo (4) New York Times Midi Jul 20, 2026
6% STANS Obsessive supporters, in modern lingo (5) New York Times Jul 12, 2026
5% ROUT Defeat (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 17, 2026
5% SLANG Informal lingo (5) LA Times Daily Sep 14, 2026
5% BESTS Defeats (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 8, 2026
5% LOSS Defeat (4) USA Today Quick Sep 2, 2026

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