Cry of defeat — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Cry of defeat”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 20th Aug 1997. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Cry of defeat” is UNCLE (5 letters).
We last saw “Cry of defeat” in NYT Crossword on 20th Aug 1997.
The 5-letter answer for “Cry of defeat” is UNCLE.
Other possible answers we’ve seen for “Cry of defeat” include ILOST, ILOSE.
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