Sailor, spiteful sort breaking fall, finds step down Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABDICATE Sailor, spiteful sort breaking fall, finds step down (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 4, 2022
5% RANCOUR Spite, hostility (7) The Times Concise Oct 13, 2025
5% ALIT Stepped down (4) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
5% TWIGS Small sticks that break when stepped on (5)
5% DIE Heard Welshman break down (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 4, 2025
5% ALIGHT Step down (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 1, 2025
5% MEAN Spiteful (4) LA Times Daily Sep 26, 2025
5% ANALYST One breaking down data (7) The Times Concise Sep 26, 2025
5% PARSE Break down, analyse (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 23, 2025
5% WEEP Break down (4) Newsday Sep 20, 2025

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