Fails to be
The crossword clue "Fails to be" is answered by ISNT, a 4-letter entry. Used 104 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ISNT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ISNT answer page.
Used 104 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 23 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ISNOT (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for ISNT
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ISNT, most used first.
- "___ It Romantic?" - used 132 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- "If all ___ fails ..." - ELSE, used 345 times
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