"In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be ___": William McKinley (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEAREST "In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be ___": William McKinley (7) (7)
5% LOWPOINT Darkest hour (8) LA Times Daily Dec 15, 2025
5% ROUT Defeat (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 3, 2025
4% LOSE Suffer defeat (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
4% LOST Was defeated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jan 4, 2026
4% LAUREL Floral victory symbol (6) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
4% DEFEAT Opposite of a victory (6) The Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
4% AVON A victory on a river (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Dec 29, 2025
4% NIKE Greek goddess of victory (4) The Times Specialist Dec 22, 2025
4% TROMP Defeat soundly (5) Newsday Dec 18, 2025
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