“Marquee Actor stumbles badly, and now Understudy ___...” Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAKESTHELEAD “Marquee Actor stumbles badly, and now Understudy ___...” (12) Wall Street Journal Sep 5, 2020
5% STARDOM Understudy's ambition (7) Newsday Feb 15, 2026
5% MISSTEP Stumble (7) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
4% OBSTACLE Stumbling block (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Feb 27, 2026
4% SLIPS Stumbles on a banana peel, say (5) Universal Feb 25, 2026
4% HAMS They act badly? (4)
4% SHODDY Badly made (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 15, 2026
4% ROB Take badly? (3) USA Today Feb 14, 2026
4% LOOTS Takes badly? (5) New York Times Feb 14, 2026
4% THEN Now and ____ (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 14, 2026

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