Sure to fail Crossword Clue

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DOOMED

(6 letters)

HOPELESS

(8 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SURE (adjective)
1. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
2. certain to occur; destined or inevitable
SURE (adverb)
1. definitely or positively (`sure’ is sometimes used informally for `surely’)
FAIL (verb)
1. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
2. be unsuccessful

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

DOOMED
(6 letters)
HOPELESS
(8 letters)

More LA Times Crossword (10/18/2025) Answers

Across

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13. Withdrawal aid

15. Sweet-talk

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18. Didn't work

19. French "his"

22. "Hansel and Gretel" figure

23. Hertz, for one

25. ___ steak

26. Sloggy terrain

27. Twangy-voiced

29. ___ Canto

30. "Derry __": sitcom set in Northern Ireland

31. Home of "Whistler's Mother"

34. Shooting stars?

35. Fallible ones

36. Prime minister between Theresa and Liz

37. 'Bad idea'

38. Clear a way for

42. Port northeast of Djibouti

43. Cuts finely

45. Elisabeth of "Cobra Kai"

46. Former Japanese coin

47. Has more than

49. "The Hurting Kind" poet Limón

50. Bamboozle

52. Features of many Best Picture winners

54. Call for

55. Plastic souvenir, e.g.

56. Declares

57. Like a good sidekick

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Down

1. California surf culture apparel brand

2. Goddess who is a judge in "The Eumenides"

3. Construction such as the term "un-freaking-believable"

4. Sew up

5. Snitch on?

6. Dramatic solos

7. Cheese substitute?

8. Bay Area columnist who coined the word "beatnik"

9. Citrus drinks, for short

10. Shelters named for a senator

11. "No kidding!"

12. Equivocates

14. "I'd have a backup plan"

17. Many a "Fast & Furious" character

21. Free-spirited

24. Amazon primate

26. Malapropisms, e.g.

28. Winter racers

30. Spot for a brat

32. Calling card?

33. "The Masked Singer" judge Rita

34. Calm

35. Biotech firm known for vaccines

36. Juices up?

39. Much obliged

40. Affordable

41. Like a brewery

43. Lego brand for little hands

44. Flinch

47. Nice words of agreement

48. To-do

51. Some medical providers, for short

53. Shiba ___

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