Failure of power gives rise to censorship (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACKOUT Failure of power gives rise to censorship (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 29, 2025
7% ENGENDERS Gives rise to (9) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
7% OUTAGES Power failures (7) Commuter Nov 19, 2025
6% LOSER Failure (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
5% STRENGTH Physical power (8) Commuter Feb 4, 2026
5% SPECIALAGENTS Bond and Powers (13) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
5% EMIT Give out or give off (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
5% ESP Medium power (3) Newsday Jan 23, 2026
5% ATRY "Give it __!" (4) Newsday Jan 22, 2026
5% FLOP Major failure (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 21, 2026

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