Failure or ruin (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOWNFALL Failure or ruin (8) (8)
68% UNDERACHIEVER Partial failure here ruined a CV, sadly (13)
10% MAR Ruin (3) USA Today Jul 6, 2026
10% MISS Failure to hit (4) Puzzler Backwords Jul 1, 2026
9% ERA Flop ___ (period of failure) (3) Universal Aug 18, 2026
9% MESSAGES Reports a government's leader in failures (8) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 4, 2026
9% DIDIN Completely ruined (5) Premier Sunday Jul 19, 2026
9% MANGLE Ruin, spoil (6) (6) Mirror Quick Jul 18, 2026
9% TORNADO Twister ruined a party (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 16, 2026
9% DISMISSAL Firing second with failure in ring (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 16, 2026
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