Failure when trying to look contemptuous? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SNEERMISS Failure when trying to look contemptuous? (9) Wall Street Journal Feb 1, 2016
6% LOSER Failure (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
5% LAPSE Failure of memory (5) Commuter Jan 8, 2026
5% BOMBS Complete failures (5) LA Times Daily Jan 1, 2026
5% STAB Try (4) LA Times Daily Jan 1, 2026
5% THERAPY Beat this when acquitted, and finally try treatment (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 1, 2026
5% FIASCO Humiliating failure (6) (6) Mirror Classic Dec 24, 2025
5% ISTHATYOU Question when trying to recognize someone (9) Universal Dec 13, 2025
5% BOTH Ways to look when crossing a road? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
5% SPURN Contemptuously reject inducement close to corruption (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 9, 2025

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