Start off Christmas in defeat? Don't let that happen! Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RULEOUT Start off Christmas in defeat? Don't let that happen! (7) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 23, 2016
78% PUT Don, with "on" ... or delay, with "off" (3) Universal Feb 1, 2026
74% ADESTE Start of a Christmas carol in Latin (6) New York Times Mar 28, 2026
74% STEAM Something to blow off or let off (5) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
74% VENT Let off steam (4) The Times Sunday Concise Feb 22, 2026
71% MOBBOSS Don (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 28, 2026
71% LOSS Defeat (4) Commuter Mar 25, 2026
71% LOSES Is defeated (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 23, 2026
71% BEAT Defeat (4) Premier Sunday Mar 22, 2026
67% BEFALL Happen to (6) Commuter Apr 3, 2026

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