"For want of a ___, the shoe ...." Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "For want of a ___, the shoe ...." . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NAIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAIL "For want of a ___, the shoe ...." (4)
10% TRAINER Shoe (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 14, 2025
10% WASTE "__ not, want not" (5) LA Times Daily Aug 12, 2025
9% CRAVE Want badly (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 6, 2025
9% SOLE Bottom of the shoe (4)
9% MOC Soft shoe, informally (3)
9% SANDAL Light shoe (6) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 4, 2025
9% CLEAT Sports shoe attachment (5) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
9% ECCO Danish shoe manufacturer (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 3, 2025
9% BOOT Winter shoe (4) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
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