Fail to make progress (5.5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fail to make progress . 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 TREADWATER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREADWATER Fail to make progress (10)
25% TREAD WATER Notice wife going into retreat — somehow fail to make progress (11)
22% GETNOWHEREFAST Completely fail to make progress in France - introduced to wrong aesthete sadly (3,7,4) (14)
4% ATADEADEND Unable to make progress (10) Universal Feb 7, 2026
4% GAINS Makes progress (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 30, 2025
3% ELSE "If all -- fails ..." (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 14, 2026
3% MISS Fail to see (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 14, 2026
3% RISING Group penning single's making progress (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 12, 2026
3% RATCHETED Moved by progressive degrees (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 12, 2026
3% DEE Near-failing grade (3) LA Times Daily Feb 9, 2026
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