Struggle ineffectually, being near the bottom in the main Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLOUNDER Struggle ineffectually, being near the bottom in the main (8) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 26, 2020
5% MILKSOP Pitifully ineffectual person (7) The Times Concise Dec 11, 2025
5% LIFEBOATMAN Struggling to float, be main rescuer (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 10, 2025
5% PREDOMINANT Being the strongest or main element (11) (11) Puzzler Nov 2, 2025
4% AORTA Main artery (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 19, 2025
4% SOLES Shoe bottoms (5) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
4% CRUX Main point (4) Universal Dec 18, 2025
4% THROES Painful struggles (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
4% SOLE Bottom of a sneaker (4) USA Today Dec 14, 2025
4% BUM Bottom (3) Universal Dec 13, 2025

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