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
6% ALIT Stepped down (4) Thomas Joseph Aug 21, 2025
5% DEGRADE Break down chemically (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 3, 2025
5% ABLE Sailor finds the French skilful (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
5% INSTAGES Step-by-step (8) LA Times Daily Aug 29, 2025
5% SOB Break down, perhaps (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
5% PETTIEST Most spiteful (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
5% MEAN Spiteful (4) (4) Puzzler Aug 24, 2025
5% VITRIOLIC Spiteful (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Aug 21, 2025
5% HARDHATAREA Sign of falling down on the job? (11) Newsday Aug 9, 2025

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