Fancy dress with it, a failure (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fancy dress with it, a failure (8) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DISASTER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISASTER Fancy dress with it, a failure (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 31, 2024
8% CLAD Dressed (in) (4) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
8% ASSURED Confident American for all to see in fancy dress (7) (7) The Guardian Quiptic Nov 2, 2025
8% CLOTHE Dress (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
8% FIASCO Ludicrous failure (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 25, 2025
8% DEADLOSS Complete failure (8) The Times Concise Oct 25, 2025
8% WORE Was dressed in (4) Commuter Oct 25, 2025
8% RUIN Total failure (4) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
8% CRASH Computer failure (5) The Times Concise Oct 20, 2025
8% DUD Failure (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 15, 2025

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