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Temporary embarrassment in a public competition, figuratively Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Temporary embarrassment in a public competition, figuratively last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BLOODYNOSE.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | BLOODYNOSE Temporary embarrassment in a public competition, figuratively | (10) | New York Times | Nov 2, 2022 |
| 6% | ABASH Embarrass | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 5% | TURNEDRED Showed embarrassment, say | (9) | New York Times | Oct 17, 2025 |
| 5% | ASHAMED Acutely embarrassed | (7) | The Times Concise | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 5% | SLAM Poetic competition | (4) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 5% | DOGEATDOG Extremely competitive | (9) | USA Today | Oct 7, 2025 |
| 5% | FORFEIT Embarrassing penalty in a game | (7) | Puzzler Backwords | Oct 7, 2025 |
| 5% | LULL Temporary calm | (4) | LA Times Daily | Oct 6, 2025 |
| 5% | ALAMO Budget competition? | (5) | The Atlantic | Oct 5, 2025 |
| 5% | HIATUS Temporary break | (6) | Commuter | Oct 3, 2025 |
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