War almost gave rise to election defeat (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WALLOP War almost gave rise to election defeat (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 19, 2023
5% UPWARD Rising (6) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
5% LOSER One defeated (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
5% NEAR Almost (4) Newsday Sep 13, 2025
5% HIREDON Gave a job (7) TV Sep 7, 2025
5% BEAT Defeat (4) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
5% FUR Subject of trade that gave rise to St. Louis and Detroit (3) New York Times Sep 6, 2025
5% ILOST Cry of defeat (5) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
5% LOST Was defeated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Sep 3, 2025
5% EDGED Barely defeated (5) USA Today Sep 2, 2025

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