Draw near on account of earlier defeat Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OVERCOME Draw near on account of earlier defeat (8)
3% ROUT Defeat (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 3, 2025
3% FAILURE Football manager with one draw and a defeat (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
3% COMES Arrives, draws near (5) (5) Puzzler Nov 7, 2025
3% APPROACH Draw near to (8) (8) Mirror Classic Oct 23, 2025
2% PRIORI A __: literally, "from what is earlier" (6) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
2% TURNEDTHETIDE Changed defeat into victory (13) Thomas Joseph Jan 9, 2026
2% LOSE Suffer defeat (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
2% TRACE Draw an outline of (5) New York Times Mini Jan 7, 2026
2% LOST Was defeated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jan 4, 2026
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