Failing to beat the bell Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Failing to beat the bell . 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 TARDY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TARDY Failing to beat the bell (5)
3% POE "The Bells" writer (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 9, 2025
3% KNELL Ominous ring of a bell (5) The Times Concise Dec 9, 2025
3% BOMBS Fails spectacularly (5) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 7, 2025
3% TOMTOMS They take a beating (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
3% ELSE "If all ___ fails" (4)
3% ADIEU Fail in a university: goodbye (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
3% CLOBBERED Beat badly (9) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
3% OWN "Belle Collective" network (3) TV Nov 30, 2025
3% CLUB Disco beat (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
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