Excessive readiness to accept failure (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Excessive readiness to accept failure (9) featured in Puzzler puzzle on January 7, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEFEATISM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFEATISM Excessive readiness to accept failure (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 7, 2026
6% NOT "Ready or __..." (3) Newsday Jan 7, 2026
6% TOO Excessively (3) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
6% SET Ready … or a word after ready (3) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
6% BOMBS Complete failures (5) LA Times Daily Jan 1, 2026
6% FIASCO Humiliating failure (6) (6) Mirror Classic Dec 24, 2025
6% ALLSET "Ready?" (6) Universal Dec 22, 2025
6% SATE Fill to excess (4) LA Times Mini Dec 20, 2025
6% SURPLUS Excess (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 18, 2025
6% GOTIN Was accepted (5) Newsday Dec 17, 2025

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