Fail this manoeuvring, causing skid (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FISHTAIL Fail this manoeuvring, causing skid (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 9, 2024
6% ISNT Fails to be (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
6% SLID Skidded (4) (4) Mirror Quick Dec 5, 2025
6% ICE Cause of skidding (3)
5% FATAL Causing death (5) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2025
5% RETREAT Once again deal with unwanted military manoeuvre (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
5% TEST "That was a ___, and you failed" (4) USA Today Dec 10, 2025
5% PEEVES Causes of aggravation (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
5% BOMBS Fails spectacularly (5) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 7, 2025
5% EPIC ___ fail (embarrassing situation) (4)

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