Leaps about only to fall away (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAPSE Leaps about only to fall away (5) (5)
7% PAELLA Leap about with the Spanish dish (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
7% SPRANG Leaped (6) Commuter Oct 2, 2025
7% JUMP Leap (4) The Telegraph Mini Sep 7, 2025
7% PRANCE Leap about happily (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 24, 2025
6% JETE Ballet leap (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025
6% TEETERING Supporter close to battle inside Hertfordshire town about to fall? (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
6% MERE Only (4) LA Times Daily Nov 19, 2025
6% TRAILS Falls behind (6) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
6% HOP Leap on one leg (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 12, 2025
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