Something that barely avoids failure or disaster Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Something that barely avoids failure or disaster . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEARTHING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEARTHING Something that barely avoids failure or disaster (9)
3% LEVEE Bank whose failure could cause a disaster (5) The Washington Post Mini Jul 9, 2026
3% MISSED Avoided failure by journalist (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jun 25, 2026
2% LAPSES Memory failures (6) Commuter Sep 10, 2026
2% FEMA Disaster response org. (4) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2026
2% DSTUDENT Person on the brink of failure? (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2026
2% FLAMEOUT Spectacular failure (8) Universal Sep 9, 2026
2% EKED Barely made (out) (4) New York Times Sep 9, 2026
2% ELUDE Deftly avoid (5) New York Times Sep 7, 2026
2% EKE Barely sustain, with "out" (3)
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