Devastating setback Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHAMMY Devastating setback (6)
37% BODYBLOW Serious or devastating setback (8)
3% SNAG Minor setback (4) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
3% NOTED Famous day school experiencing setback (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
3% HAVOC Devastation; chaos (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 17, 2025
3% KNOCKS Setbacks (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
3% RUINED Financially devastated (6) The Times Concise Sep 23, 2025
3% OWNGOAL Self-inflicted setback (7) The Times Concise Aug 16, 2025
2% SPOTS Measles, perhaps, comes to an end after setback (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
2% DISSOLVE Lives so devastated after daughters break up (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
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