Halfway through play perhaps catheter fails (3,5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Halfway through play perhaps catheter fails (3,5) 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 ACTTHREE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACTTHREE Halfway through play perhaps catheter fails (3,5) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 22, 2026
5% INMIDSTREAM Halfway through Mastermind, I blunder (2,9) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 7, 2026
4% ELSE "If all -- fails ..." (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 11, 2026
4% TOYED Played (with) (5) The Times Concise Jul 11, 2026
4% TANKARD Fail 'eavily, being a mug (7) The Times Cryptic Jul 10, 2026
4% LOSES Fails to win (5) (5) Mirror Classic Jul 9, 2026
4% BATON Fail to declare policeman's truncheon (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2026
4% DANCE Perhaps Hamlet seizes Claudius's crown in play (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 7, 2026
4% VIA Through (3) Puzzler Backwords Jul 5, 2026
4% BORE Fail to engage (4) New York Times Jul 2, 2026

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