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Fail when it matters most

Last seen in Universal Crossword April 24, 2025 Answers

The clue "Fail when it matters most" from the Universal Crossword crossword on April 24, 2025 has 185 potential solutions in our records. After analysing answer patterns across thousands of puzzles, we're 99% confident that CHOKE (5 letters) is the correct answer. Check the full list of possibilities ranked by confidence below.

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185 Other Potential Answers

99%
CHOKE
Fail when it matters most
Universal Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
4%
DESSERT
Course most look forward to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
4%
ALL
Not just most
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
4%
GENIE
Disney character who is blue most of the time?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
4%
GASES
Elements that make up most of the atmosphere
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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AFRICA
Continent with the most countries
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
4%
ABANDONSHIP
"Everyone in the water!," or when parsed differently, what can be found in each set of circled words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
4%
PANDA
Bamboo-loving bear, or, when parsed in three parts, a feature of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
4%
SMOCK
Recommended garment when using glitter glue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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RURAL
Like most farmland
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
4%
BLACKJACK
Reply when Mr. Nicholson asks, "How do you like your coffee?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
FINEART
Reply when Mr. Garfunkel asks how everyone is doing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
ELECTRICITYBILL
Reply when Mr. Nye asks why there are so many wind turbines?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
COOLCAT
Reply when Ms. Deeley mentions her new TV gig?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
DITTOMARK
Reply when Mr. Hamill says, "May the Force be with you"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
ROMANGODS
Namesakes of most planets
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
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DST
Setting not observed by most of Arizona: Abbr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
4%
ROMEOROMEO
Juliet's response when her love asks what city is as eternal as their bond?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
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UTILEUTILE
Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
4%
CRAWLSPACE
Area most people can't stand to be in
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
4%
DOORSTEP
Dance move performed when entering a room?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
4%
TAY
Swift, to Swifties, when doubled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
4%
MICKEYMANTLE
Hall of Famer who holds the record for most World Series home runs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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NOON
Time when shadows are shortest
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
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EST
Winter hrs. for most of western Indiana
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
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PLASMA
Composition of most of the observable universe
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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POKERNIGHT
Evening when one hopes to get a good deal, and when one might hear the starts of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
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GAIN
Choice when the Tide runs out?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
4%
SIDESADDLE
Equestrian style, or, when parsed differently, a three-part instruction for making 19 clues in this puzzle match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
4%
FIBER
Nutrient found in most fruit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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VINESNOB
Gardener who only plants the most exquisite ivy?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
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USUALLY
For the most part
Universal Crossword · Apr 16, 2026
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NOUNS
Subjects of most sentences
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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EACHTIME
Without fail
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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TENS
Cards with the most pips
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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LETSPLAYITBYEAR
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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OLDCHUM
Buddy from way back when
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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FERTILE
Like good soil, but unlike most mules
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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INITIALPHASE
(Letters 6-10 of this answer) testing, when checking software
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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LEAST
Opposite of most
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
4%
SHOUT
Holler, or when parsed differently, an alternate title for this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
4%
BEE
One goes "zzub" when flying backward, in a joke
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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OUGHT
"Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ___ to have it." (Langston Hughes)
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
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ONEUSE
Like most straws
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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GISTS
Hearts of the matters
Universal Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
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USED
Like most Facebook Marketplace items
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
4%
CARSTEREOS
What people connect their phones to when they're "on aux"
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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ITSAMETHING
"I'm quirky like that," or, when parsed differently, what can be said of 17-, 30-, and 48-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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SLUR
Miss a few letters when speaking
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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CTR
Basketball player who likely has the most blocks on the team: Abbr.
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
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CSUITES
Tops of most org charts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
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SKIPADS
Option not available for most low-tier streaming subscriptions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
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SNOW
Flakes when it's cold outside
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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MISSPEAK
Reply "You, too" when wished "Happy Birthday," probably
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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RATEDR
Like most gory movies
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
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LACED
Like most sneakers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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UCONN
NCAA school with the most first-round WNBA draft picks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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EPIC
__ fail
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
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COBB
Slugger Ty who holds the record for most career steals of home plate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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USA
Country with the second most Spanish speakers, for short
Universal Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
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COMEOUTEVENING
Night when one leaves the closet?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
4%
RIPEST
Like the most yellow banana on the tree
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
4%
OSAKA
Japan's third most populous city
Universal Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
4%
ICECREAM
Blizzards, for the most part
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
4%
HEARMEOUT
"Just listen to what I have to say," and a hint to a sound you must ignore when reading each starred clue's answer
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
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KNEES
Joints used when cycling
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
4%
NASHUA
Second most populous city in New Hampshire
Universal Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
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TIMED
Like most races
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 19, 2026
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AGED
Like most hard cheeses
Universal Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
4%
ORAL
Like most dissertation defenses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
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APR
Mo. when CPAs work overtime
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
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SOME
Not most, but not none
Universal Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
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AROD
Nickname of the slugger who holds the MLB record for most career grand slams
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
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SLEEPERCAR
Where you might move when you retire?
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
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ISTHATYOU
Question when trying to recognize someone
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
4%
WAGNER
Honus whose baseball card is one of the rarest and most expensive in the world
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
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EMPTYNEST
What's left when kids go to college
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
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EVEL
Knievel who holds the world record for most bones broken in a lifetime
Universal Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
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CONVERSIONFACTOR
Consideration when switching religions?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
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MINNESOTA
State with the most boats per capita
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
4%
DOSA
Pancake that becomes a drink when its first and third letters are switched
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
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WHATABURGER
Texas-based fast-food chain ... or what one may exclaim when the ends of 16-, 24-, 39- and 48-Across are assembled
Universal Crossword · Nov 18, 2025
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IDOCARE
"Really, this matters to me!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
4%
ANIL
Name that becomes a world capital when bookended by "M" and "A"
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
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GETAROOM
Comment when things are heating up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
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OVENMITT
Protection when things are heating up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
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SWAMI
Hindu title that becomes a sentence when its last letter is made first
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
4%
VILLAINERA
Phase when one stops being a pushover
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
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ONCD
Like most recorded music from the 1990s
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 26, 2025
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ASIA
Largest and most populous continent
Universal Crossword · Oct 22, 2025
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BOOP
Silly sound made when touching a dog's nose
Universal Crossword · Oct 20, 2025
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ETNA
Europe's most active volcano
Universal Crossword · Oct 19, 2025
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ANNUAL
Like most awards
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2025
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CANTWIN
Sure to fail
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2025
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AHA
Cry when something clicks
Universal Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
4%
SWEET
Like most desserts
Universal Crossword · Oct 1, 2025
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SHIITE
Like most Iraqis
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2025
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FDR
U.S. pres. for most of 55-Down
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
4%
WONTON
Chinese dumpling that's best when crispy, in my opinion
Universal Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
4%
OMAR
Name that becomes a tomato type when its last letter is moved to the front
Universal Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
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ENERO
Month when it's not chilly in Chile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
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OVERHAND
Like most tennis serves
Universal Crossword · Sep 11, 2025
4%
SUNNI
Like most Muslims
Universal Crossword · Sep 10, 2025
4%
AORTAL
Like some matters of the heart?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2025
4%
WELCOMESILVERBACK
*Primate habitat banner when the zoo acquires a new gorilla?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2025
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AHEADOF
Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2025
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OLD
"I was today years __ when ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2025
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COMB
Tool most people are willing to part with?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2025
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COOLHARDFACTS
Diamonds can cut glass, corundum can scratch most other minerals, et al.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2025
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ISPEPSIOKAY
Server's question when there's no Coke
Universal Crossword · Aug 16, 2025
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SUFFIX
Less, when added?
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
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DEAF
Like most students at Gallaudet University
Universal Crossword · Aug 9, 2025
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TABLEFORONE
Request when dining solo
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
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TEXT
"___ me when you get home!"
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
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TIMER
One may buzz when it hits 0
Universal Crossword · Jul 31, 2025
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AGE
19, for Adele, when her album "19" came out
Universal Crossword · Jul 28, 2025
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OPEN
Like the NYSE at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on most weekdays
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2025
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FIRSTIMPRESSION
Opinion formed when shaking hands, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2025
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TAKEYOURPICKLE
"Wait, don't forget the most important hamburger topping!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2025
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GEORG
Conductor Solti who held the record for most Grammys before Beyoncé
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2025
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UVINDEX
You might apply extra sunscreen when it's high
Universal Crossword · Jul 13, 2025
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LAPS
They disappear when people stand
Universal Crossword · Jul 12, 2025
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CHARGE
What electric cars do when plugged in
Universal Crossword · Jul 12, 2025
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TEAMUSA
Squad that won the most medals (126) at the 2024 Olympics
Universal Crossword · Jul 3, 2025
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EOCENE
Epoch when mammals arose
Universal Crossword · Jul 2, 2025
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ONSTANDBY
Ready when needed
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2025
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AMY
Name that becomes a month when its first two letters are swapped
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2025
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LEO
Sign for most of August
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2025
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ELECT
Word that becomes a synonym when "s" is added to the front
Universal Crossword · Jun 15, 2025
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LBOMB
Word dropped when things are getting serious, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
4%
MISPLAYED
Made a wrong move, say ... or when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · May 27, 2025
4%
CTRLS
PC shortcut employed when creating a draft
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2025
4%
LADTOSEEYOU
Intercom message when a young boy arrives at the office?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2025
4%
BLINDSPOT
Driver's concern when merging
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2025
4%
RAILPASS
*Purchase when planning a train tour
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2025
4%
MATE
Word you don't want to hear when playing chess
Universal Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
4%
GRATER
Gadget that a waiter may use until you say "when"
Universal Crossword · Apr 26, 2025
4%
ONTOUR
Like Taylor Swift for most of 2023 and 2024
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2025
4%
KNOCKOUTPUNCH
Fight ender, most likely
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 26, 2025
4%
GETITOFF
Squeal when a bug lands in one's hair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
4%
TENSESUP
Stiffens ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues collectively have?
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2025
4%
ONCE
Way back when
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2025
4%
ISLAM
Religion of most Indonesians
Universal Crossword · Apr 13, 2025
4%
JOINHANDS
Instruction before a group prayer, or, when parsed differently, an apt description of what 18-, 24-, 51-, and 59-Across do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2025
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DURAMATER
Outermost meningeal membrane
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
CLOSE
"You almost guessed it!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
1%
DEE
Near-failing grade
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
1%
NTH
Utmost degree
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
1%
TEARDUCT
Channel that rarely fails to make one cry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
1%
INNERSABOTEUR
Psychological cause of personal failure, or a feature of 19-, 24-, 38-, and 45-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
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ELPASO
Westernmost city in Texas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
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PENN
Southernmost Ivy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
SRS
Almost-grads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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LOSERS
Total failures
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
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MONTREAL
Canada's second-most populous city
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2026
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LION
Sphinx, mostly
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2026
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ELSE
"If all __ fails ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 20, 2026
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UNBIRTHDAY
What should be celebrated almost always, per Lewis Carroll
Universal Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
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ACMES
Topmost points
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
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YEMEN
Southernmost nation on the Arabian Peninsula
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
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ERIE
Southernmost Great Lake
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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RANLOWON
Was almost out of
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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BOMBS
Complete failures
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 1, 2026
1%
OILER
Northernmost NHL athlete
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
1%
ETA
"U almost here?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
1%
BEAST
Mr___ (most-subscribed-to YouTuber)
Universal Crossword · Oct 16, 2025
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ECOLI
Bacteria whose strains are mostly harmless
Universal Crossword · Oct 5, 2025
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DOOMS
Condemns to failure
Universal Crossword · Oct 5, 2025
1%
TIANA
Disney princess who sings "Almost There"
Universal Crossword · Sep 10, 2025
1%
GASGIANTS
Large planets made mostly of hydrogen and helium
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2025
1%
RIDEORDIE
Unfailingly loyal friend
Universal Crossword · Aug 23, 2025
1%
OREGON
State where almost all of U.S. hazelnuts are grown
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
1%
ELEVENTHHOUR
It's almost too late (... letters 8-10)
Universal Crossword · Jul 21, 2025
1%
VETS
They have dog days almost every day!
Universal Crossword · Jun 23, 2025
1%
BETAS
Almost-ready versions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2025
1%
EUGENE
Second-most-populated city in Oregon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 4, 2025
1%
NICETRY
"You almost tricked me!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2025
1%
SINKORSWIM
Stark choice between success and failure
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2025
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EURO
Second-most-traded currency in the world
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2025
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THEYANKS
Completely fails (... letters 2-4)
Universal Crossword · May 23, 2025
1%
WAITFORIT
"Be patient ... we're almost there," and a homophonic hint to the substitutions in the starred clues' answers?
Universal Crossword · May 16, 2025
1%
TGIF
Brief "Almost done with this week!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2025
1%
REDO
What a merciful teacher may offer a student who failed a test
Universal Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
1%
CLIPSHOWS
TV episodes that are mostly flashback scenes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2025
1%
MAGNA
Almost summa, on a diploma
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Fail when it matters most" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 185 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is CHOKE (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Fail when it matters most"?
The best answer for "Fail when it matters most" is CHOKE with 5 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Fail when it matters most" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on April 24, 2025.
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