He meant to become the worse for wear! (4-5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOTHEATEN He meant to become the worse for wear! (4-5) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 1, 2024
7% FATE It's meant to be! (4) Universal Oct 9, 2025
7% INTENDED Meant (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 7, 2025
6% COMPOUND Make worse (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 21, 2025
6% HASON Wears (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
6% DONS Wears (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
6% DEES Grades that are worse than "cees" (4)
6% ATURN Take ___ for the worse (5) New York Times Mini Sep 28, 2025
6% LOSEOUT End up worse off (7) The Times Concise Sep 19, 2025
6% HADON Was wearing (5) Premier Sunday Sep 7, 2025

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