Swimmer loses head in defeat (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROUT Swimmer loses head in defeat (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Feb 27, 2026
7% LOSS Defeat (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 29, 2026
7% IRATE Furious buccaneer loses head (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Aug 27, 2026
7% BESTS Defeats (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 13, 2026
7% ENTRY Guard loses head on way in (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Aug 2, 2026
7% CONQUER Defeat (7) The Telegraph Quick Jul 28, 2026
7% ERSE Language is blunt, losing head (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 16, 2026
7% BEAT Defeated (4) Newsday Jul 7, 2026
6% EEL Sinuous swimmer (3) New York Times Aug 31, 2026
6% TROUT River swimmer (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2026

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