Sinking ship proceeds to capsize, with rat running around (4,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOSTCAUSE Sinking ship proceeds to capsize, with rat running around (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic May 15, 2025
5% EEK "A rat!" (3) Universal Mar 31, 2026
5% ATADEADEND Unable to proceed (10) Universal Mar 28, 2026
5% STAIR Rat is moving around step (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 27, 2026
5% PLOD Proceed slowly (4) Thomas Joseph Mar 27, 2026
5% SOS Sinking ship's distress signal (3) New York Times Midi Mar 26, 2026
5% NARCS Rats (5) The Atlantic Mar 23, 2026
5% INFORMER Rat (8) Wall Street Journal Mar 21, 2026
5% CRAP "Rats!" (4) New York Times Midi Mar 21, 2026
5% NARC Rat (on) (4) LA Times Daily Mar 19, 2026

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