Get in over one's head, with fatal result (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DROWN Get in over one's head, with fatal result (5) (5)
80% CFO Co.'s $$$ head (3) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
76% DEADLY Fatal (6) (6) Mirror Classic Dec 4, 2025
76% ROOF It's over your head (4) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
76% FEMME ___ fatale (5) Universal Oct 15, 2025
73% FEINT Head fake, for one (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 8, 2026
73% LEADTO Result in (6) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
73% OUTCOME Result (7) The Times Concise Jan 3, 2026
73% ONION Vegetable one bites into over and over (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
73% EFFECT Result (6) Eugene Sheffer Jan 1, 2026
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