Unexpected defeat in a game Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unexpected defeat in a game . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is UPSET.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UPSET Unexpected defeat in a game (5)
3% EDGED Barely defeated (5) Newsday Oct 26, 2026
3% LICK Taste defeat (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 25, 2026
3% DEWEY "___ Defeats Truman" (5) Universal Oct 23, 2026
3% BESTS Defeats (5) Universal Oct 21, 2026
3% SNAGS Unexpected problems (5) New York Times Mini Oct 21, 2026
3% LOSER Defeated contestant (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 21, 2026
3% TWIST Tense card game discarding hearts? That's unexpected (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 20, 2026
3% TROUNCE Comprehensively defeat (7) The Times Concise Oct 20, 2026
3% THREAD Unexpected dearth of yarn (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 20, 2026
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