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Was Worsted Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LOST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LOST

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%4Exact Match!
230%11 Fine wool yarn often used for knitting
329%6Worsted or vexed

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "LOST" which means:

    adjective
  • • No longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
  • • Spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
  • • Not gained or won
  • noun
  • • People who are destined to die soon
  • adjective satellite
  • • Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
  • • Cannot be recovered or regained
  • • Not caught with the senses or the mind
  • • Deeply absorbed in thought
  • • Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
  • • Unable to function; without help
  • verb
  • • To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
  • • To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
  • • To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
  • • To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
  • • To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
  • • To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
  • • To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
  • • Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
  • • (ditransitive) to cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
  • • To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
  • • To cause to part with; to deprive of.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I lost my keys and can't find them anywhere."
  • • "We lost the game after a tough fight."

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New York Times20 Apr 1986 Across 78
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