Defeat metaphor Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JAWS Defeat metaphor (4) Newsday Jan 21, 2022
30% EATDIRT Accept a difficult defeat, metaphorically (7)
3% CLOSES Concludes Conservative is defeated (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
3% ILOSE Admission of defeat (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
3% FENCE Metaphorical place of indecision (5) New York Times Nov 23, 2025
3% NOD Approval metaphor (3) Newsday Nov 22, 2025
3% TONGUE Metaphorical wagger (6) Newsday Nov 20, 2025
3% LOSE Be defeated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Nov 19, 2025
3% SMOKES Defeats decisively, in slang (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
3% REINS Metaphor for control (5) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025

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