Thing that turns out to be a disappointment Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Thing that turns out to be a disappointment last seen in USA Today 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DUD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUD Thing that turns out to be a disappointment (3) USA Today Feb 4, 2023
4% BADDATE Disappointing romantic outing (7) USA Today Aug 18, 2025
3% TAPTAP [Is this thing on?] (6) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
3% BRAIN Brian turned out to be a thinker (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Aug 31, 2025
3% LETDOWN Dwelt on shattering disappointment (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 30, 2025
3% ITS That thing's (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 25, 2025
3% TIMOTHYLEARY Populariser of the phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out" (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 24, 2025
3% UNTREATED Tea turned out to be free of additives (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 21, 2025
3% COMINGUPROSES Turning out great (13) Newsday Aug 20, 2025
3% SPLAY Turn outwards, spread out (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 19, 2025

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