Lose
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 10 Sep 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Friday, 12 Oct 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 17 Dec 2017
Crossword Answers
4 letters
SHED
Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
MISS
A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
DROP
The act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
FAIL
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
5 letters
DITCH
A long narrow excavation in the earth
WASTE
Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
SHAKE
Undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
6 letters
SUFFER
Experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
MISLAY
Place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"
RECEDE
Become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
7 letters
DROPOFF
Get worse; "My grades are slipping"
FORFEIT
The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
8 letters
SQUANDER
Spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
FALLBACK
To break off a military action with an enemy
MISPLACE
Place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"
SHAKEOFF
Get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
9 letters
TURNALOSS
Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"
10 letters
FALLBEHIND
Retreat