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% INCH Make glacial progress (4) Newsday Oct 24, 2026
3% EPIC __ fail (4) Commuter Nov 7, 2026
3% OMIT Fail to mention (4)
3% ADLIBS Notice progressives shortly making unscripted remarks (2-4) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 3, 2026
3% SETSBACK Reverses the progress of (8) Premier Sunday Nov 1, 2026
3% FELL Failed, as a soufflé (4) The Atlantic Nov 1, 2026
3% SCRAWL Make slow progress following second doctor's handwriting? (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 31, 2026
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