Cry of defeat
The crossword clue "Cry of defeat" is answered by UNCLE, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
UNCLE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UNCLE answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 6 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.
Other clues for UNCLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by UNCLE, most used first.
- "I give up!" - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- "I give!" - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Quitter's cry - used 31 times, most recently in 2020
- Cry of surrender - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Mom's brother - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Word of surrender - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Dad's brother - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Family member - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- "I surrender!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Reunion attendee - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Aunt's husband - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Napoleon Solo's org. - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Sam, for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Sam or Tom - used 9 times, most recently in 2003
- Male relative - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Parent's brother - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Relative. - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
- Verbal white flag - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Cousin's dad - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Tom or Sam - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Mother's brother - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" musical - EVITA, used 48 times
- Admission of defeat - ILOST, used 40 times
- Defeat - WORST, used 32 times
- "Cry, the Beloved Country" author - PATON, used 28 times
- Sailor's cry - AVAST, used 26 times
- Admission of defeat - ILOSE, used 22 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.