Fail miserably
The crossword clue "Fail miserably" is answered by BOMB, a 4-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BOMB
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOMB answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FALLFLAT (1 uses in xd)
- FIZZLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BOMB
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOMB, most used first.
- Broadway flop - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Box-office flop - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Flop - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
- Explosive device - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Big flop - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- Box office disaster - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Fall flat - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Lay an egg - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Box office failure - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Flop on Broadway - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
- Flop on stage - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
- Long pass - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Fiasco - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Turkey - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Unsuccessful film - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Fail to mention - OMIT, used 209 times
- Fail to include - OMIT, used 154 times
- Fail to see - MISS, used 27 times
- Fail to hit - MISS, used 25 times
- Fail to notice - MISS, used 19 times
- Fail to keep a secret - BLAB, used 17 times
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