It's a fault taking the path of less resistance (5,7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue It's a fault taking the path of less resistance (5,7) . 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHORTCIRCUIT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHORTCIRCUIT It's a fault taking the path of less resistance (5,7) (12)
74% FLAW Fault (4) LA Times Daily Jun 3, 2026
71% BROTHER Trouble, taking resistance to be relative (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jul 10, 2026
71% AVENUE Path (6) LA Times Daily Jun 25, 2026
71% FIGHT Resist (5) USA Today Jun 4, 2026
71% GUILTY At fault (6) Puzzler Backwords May 7, 2026
67% REF Fault decider (3) Newsday Jul 3, 2026
67% ANAL Fastidious to a fault (4) USA Today Jun 27, 2026
67% TOOREAL Honest to a fault (7) Wall Street Journal Jun 27, 2026
67% ATECROW Admitted fault (7) New York Times Jun 19, 2026
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