Fail, informally (4) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fail, informally last seen in New York Times Mini puzzle. 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 FLUNK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLUNK Fail, informally (5) New York Times Mini May 28, 2025
98% FLOP Fail, informally (4) (4)
74% TANK Deliberately try to fail, informally (4) New York Times Aug 25, 2024
10% CANTWIN Sure to fail (7) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
10% MISS Fail to hit (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
10% OMIT Fail to mention (4) USA Today Oct 10, 2025
10% LOSETO Fail to defeat (6) The Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
10% OMITS Fails to mention (5) LA Times Daily Oct 3, 2025
10% ELSE "If all -- fails ..." (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 22, 2025
10% SIN Moral failing (3) The Atlantic Sep 20, 2025

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Fail, informally (4) Crossword Clue
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