Part of descending flight said to make one overcome somehow (5,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAREDOWN Part of descending flight said to make one overcome somehow (5,4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 11, 2024
6% STEP Part of a flight (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 30, 2025
6% STAIR Part of a flight (5) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2025
6% SCION Descendant (5) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
5% SEPTUPLET Somehow settle pup - one of seven (9) (9) Mirror Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
5% FOOL One soon parted from money, it's said (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
5% STEPS Sections of a flight (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 31, 2025
5% SANTACLAUS Chimney descender! (5,5) (10) Puzzler Dec 30, 2025
5% BALLPEN Quill descendant (7) Newsday Dec 21, 2025
5% WAVEBYE Make a parting gesture (7) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025

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