Barely defeated
The crossword clue "Barely defeated" is answered by EDGED, a 5-letter entry. Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EDGED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EDGED answer page.
Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 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.
- EDGEDOUT (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for EDGED
Every other clue in this collection answered by EDGED, most used first.
- Double-___ sword - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Barely sufficient - SCANT, used 50 times
- Barely enough - SCANT, used 35 times
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