The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DALLIES which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2009.
Fails to act crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DALLIES | 50 % | 7 |
| SITSBY | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fails to act
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- failing
- failure
- breakdown
- dislocation
- accretion
- ace
- break
- default
- disaster
- done
- egg
- fault
Crossword Answer definitions
DALLIES verb- To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
- To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
- Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.
- To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
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