| AMISSISASGOODASAMILE | Narrow failure is still failure |
| NOCIGAR | Negative outcome of narrow failure with organic treatment (2,5) |
| SONEARANDYETSOFAR | Rueful comment on narrow failure to achieve an aim (2,4,3,3,2,3) |
| BUCHAREST | Failure is that no force is in charge inside capital (9) |
| TASTE | State failure is sensation on tip of tongue (5) |
| ETERNAL | And in France renal failure is constant (7) |
| MISCARRIAGE | Failure is about to enter partnership (11) |
| NOT | "Failure is ___ an option" |
| AMISS | A failure is out of order (5) |
| DEFEATIST | Attitude that failure is inevitable (9) |
| REMISS | Once more, a failure is lax (6) |
| MISSISSIPPIAN | American: his first failure is sampling endless rounds |
| LOOSER | When discussing failure, is more relaxed (6) |
| NOTAN | 'Failure is ___ option' |
| YODA | "The greatest teacher, failure is" speaker |
| THEGAMEISUP | Failure is sure (3,4,2,2) |
| YOUCANTWIN | "Failure is guaranteed!" |
| ENERGY | "Failure is more frequently from want of ___ than want of capital": Daniel Webster |
| ONAHIDING | In situation where failure is inevitable (2,1,6,2,7) |
| DUDGEON | Failure is upsetting, for example, for old and new and leads to deep resentment (7) |
