Defeats by a whisker Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defeats by a whisker . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EDGES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EDGES Defeats by a whisker (5)
41% EDGE Defeat by a whisker (4) USA Today Mar 29, 2018
41% EDGED Defeated by a whisker (5) USA Today Feb 6, 2017
3% SPANK Defeat soundly, in slang (5) New York Times Mini Dec 11, 2025
3% SEAL Whiskered sea swimmer (4)
3% ROUT Defeat (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 3, 2025
3% UNSEAT Defeat, as an incumbent (6) Universal Dec 3, 2025
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% LOSE Be defeated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Nov 19, 2025
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