Sailors retreating with area lost - island's downfall Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sailors retreating with area lost - island's downfall featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on February 2, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEMESIS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEMESIS Sailors retreating with area lost - island's downfall (7) The Times Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
47% MENTION Soldiers not retreating around island state (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
47% SOCAL L.A.'s area (5) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
47% UNDOING Downfall (7) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 30, 2025
45% EBB Retreat (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 18, 2026
43% TAR Sailor (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 28, 2026
43% BELLYACHER Ring sailor in race that's lost time - he'll protest (10) The Times Cryptic Jan 16, 2026
43% SALT Sailor (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 7, 2026
43% TARSI Bones sailors found on island (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
41% SERENGETI Lost tiger seen in protected area in Africa (9) (9) The Sun Two Speed Feb 2, 2026

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