Failure or ruin (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOWNFALL Failure or ruin (8) (8)
69% UNDERACHIEVER Partial failure here ruined a CV, sadly (13)
10% ISNOT "Failure ___ an option" (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2026
10% UNDID Ruined (5) New York Times Feb 21, 2026
10% MISS Failure to hit (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 7, 2026
10% LOSER Failure (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
9% GIN Mother's ruin (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 5, 2026
9% SUCCESS Opposite of failure (7) (7) Mirror Classic Mar 4, 2026
9% ENDS Cycling forward in ruins (4) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 4, 2026
9% REMISS Careless about failure (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 23, 2026
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