Total failure Crossword Clue

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LEADBALLOON

(11 letters)

BUST

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adverb)
1. exactly
(verb)
1. fail utterly; collapse
2. fall loosely
(noun)
1. someone who is unsuccessful
2. a complete failure

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FAILURE (noun)
1. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
2. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
TOTAL (verb)
1. determine the sum of
2. add up in number or quantity
TOTAL (noun)
1. the whole amount
2. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
TOTAL (adjective)
1. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
2. complete in extent or degree and in every particular

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

LEADBALLOON
(11 letters)
BUST
(4 letters)

More WSJ Crossword (6/3/2025) Answers

Across

1. Houseplant holders

5. Blueprint number, for short

9. Invertebrate’s lack

14. “Yeah, very funny!”

15. Alan of "M*A*S*H"

16. Not so risqué

17. List-ending abbr.

18. Treat roughly

19. Really, really loathe

20. Ingredient in Manhattans and Old-Fashioneds

22. They’re taught and learned

24. That hits the spot!

25. Great force

26. Yamaha’s Grizzly 700, e.g.

29. Move from one painting exhibit to the next, say

31. Can. neighbor

34. Dress rehearsal

36. Edible ice cream holders

38. Impediments to newcomers, illustrated by black squares in rows 2, 4, 12 and 14

41. Not quite right

42. Like some questions and some species

43. For sure!

44. Acts the drama queen

46. Permit to

47. Sara’s twin sister and indie singing partner

49. Speed Wagon maker

51. Madonna or Lady Gaga, e.g.

54. Take the witness stand

58. Staggering

59. Roman wrap

61. Greeting in Granada

62. 1976 Olympics star Comaneci

63. Loaves for Reubens

64. Fuzzy “Return of the Jedi” creature

65. Flash of light

66. LGBTQ supporter

67. Emulates Kendrick Lamar

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Down

1. That was close!

2. Swearing-in words

3. Language spoken in Phuket

4. Some like it hot (and some like it mild)

5. Me too

6. Broadway production

7. End of a dean’s address

8. Contribute to a radio show

9. Hidden hoard

10. "Blue Ribbon" brewer

11. If u ask me

12. Brightly colored

13. Screws up

21. Supermodel Kloss

23. It can be scrambled or poached

25. Stately home

26. In check

27. Follow an outline

28. PC malware, of a sort

30. "Ben-___"

31. Up to

32. Do a waiter’s work

33. So far

35. Works at the Met

36. Stops

37. Carry-___ (some luggage)

39. Wile E. Coyote has a blast with it

40. Alternative to scrambled or poached

44. It’s all about me, me, me

45. Meditation chant

47. Harry Potter Lego, e.g.

48. Confident style

50. Different

51. Hunger signal

52. Exam that’s all talk

53. Toenail treatment, for short

54. Neutrogena shampoo brand

55. The Mississippi River forms its eastern border

57. Tibetan oxen

60. Popeye's Olive:

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