Like the losing straw — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Like the losing straw”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 27th May 2005. 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 “Like the losing straw” is SHORTEST (8 letters).
We last saw “Like the losing straw” in NYT Crossword on 27th May 2005.
The 8-letter answer for “Like the losing straw” is SHORTEST.
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