Discourage passing, taking exam Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Discourage passing, taking exam featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on March 12, 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEMORALISE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEMORALISE Discourage passing, taking exam (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 12, 2026
7% SITFOR Take, as an exam (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 25, 2026
7% OPEN Free to take a pass? (4) Universal Feb 24, 2026
7% DETER Discourage (5) Commuter Jan 17, 2026
6% TEST Exam (4) USA Today Mar 8, 2026
6% NOS Discouraging words (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 18, 2026
6% TESTS Exams (5) Commuter Feb 17, 2026
6% NONO Discouraged action (4) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
6% RESIT Take an exam again (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 27, 2026
6% LOSS Team discourager (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025

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