Fail to tread lightly Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fail to tread lightly last seen in New York Times 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 CLOMP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOMP Fail to tread lightly (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2018
98% PLOD Fail to tread lightly (4) Universal Oct 24, 2016
5% STOMP Not tread lightly (5) Universal Dec 10, 2025
3% SCORCH Lightly burn (6) Commuter Dec 17, 2025
3% DAB Lightly touch (3) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025
3% ISNT Fails to be (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
3% ACTOR One treading the boards (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
3% TEST "That was a ___, and you failed" (4) USA Today Dec 10, 2025
3% BOMBS Fails spectacularly (5) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 7, 2025
3% CHAR Blacken lightly (4) Newsday Dec 4, 2025

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