Failed to grip or make proper contact with a surface (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLIPPED Failed to grip or make proper contact with a surface (7) (7)
6% HOLD Grip (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
6% REACH Make contact with (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
6% MISS Fail to make contact with (4) LA Times Daily Aug 23, 2020
5% MAT Wrestling surface (3) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
5% MUDWRESTLING Messy contact sport (12) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
5% RUBSHOULDERS Come into contact (with) (3,9) (12) Puzzler Oct 30, 2025
5% WAVE Surface for surfing (4) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
5% LEVEL With a flat surface (5) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
5% SIDE Lateral surface (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 28, 2025
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