Up-and-down opener in no-win situation, some fiddle Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRAWBRIDGE Up-and-down opener in no-win situation, some fiddle (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 27, 2019
7% TIESCORES No-win situations? (9) The Atlantic Nov 16, 2025
7% ANO "It's __-win situation" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
7% DRAWS No-win situations (5) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
7% TIEGAME No-win situation (7) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
7% DRAW No-win situation? (4) Universal Sep 29, 2025
7% NOLOSE Like a win-win situation (6) New York Times Sep 28, 2025
6% ALTER Fiddle with (5) LA Times Daily Nov 21, 2025
6% TOY Fiddle (with) (3) New York Times Nov 19, 2025
6% BOW Fiddle stick (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 15, 2025

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