| Persuade with pressure |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2026 |
| Strong-arm |
Commuter |
12 Aug 2026 |
| Force my church to accept European |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Jun 2026 |
| Compel |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 May 2026 |
| Press-gang, dragoon |
The Times Concise |
16 Apr 2026 |
| Force to close bracket periodically (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
05 Mar 2026 |
| Really lean on |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2026 |
| Strong-arm |
LA Times Daily |
05 Oct 2025 |
| Impel forcibly |
Premier Sunday |
28 Sep 2025 |
| Persuade forcefully |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Force, compel |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Jun 2025 |
| Force no cinema with icecream cone (6) |
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| Compel |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 May 2025 |
| Compel to act |
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| Compel by force |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2025 |
| Compel commerce to lose thousands |
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| Strong-arm |
Newsday |
27 Feb 2025 |
| Compel using spoken Gaelic when having company over |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Jan 2025 |
| Compel |
Puzzler Backwords |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Compel by threat |
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| Force commerce to give up 2000 (6) |
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| Compel firm to use Irish, we hear (6) |
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| Compel by intimidation |
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| Strong-arm |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2024 |
| Persuade using threats |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Force robbed two million from business |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Force my church to accommodate rector (6) |
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| Compel |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Nov 2024 |
| Firm before receiving constant pressure |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Nov 2024 |
| Compel using force |
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| Force, compel (6) |
The Guardian Speedy |
30 Sep 2024 |
| Forcibly persuade |
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| Force, compel (6) |
The Guardian Speedy |
29 Sep 2024 |
| Compel, force (6) |
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| Force |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Pressure |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Force to close bracket periodically (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
28 Jul 2024 |
| Strong-arm |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2024 |
| Bully into doing (6) |
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| Put pressure on two males leaving the field of commerce (6) |
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| Pressure into doing something |
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| Pressurise (6) |
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| Pressurise business to release money twice (6) |
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| Force commerce to lose millimetre? (6) |
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| Compel forcibly (6) |
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| Force somebody (6) |
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| Force through intimidation |
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| Strong-arm |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2024 |
| Restrain by force |
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| Persuade by threat (6) |
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| Force to close bracket periodically (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Pressure |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Feb 2024 |
| Compel, browbeat (6) |
Puzzler |
15 Nov 2023 |
| Persuade forcefully |
Universal |
01 Nov 2023 |
| Force, compel |
The Guardian Speedy |
29 Oct 2023 |
| Forcefully persuade |
The Times Concise |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Compel through intimidation |
USA Today |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Strong-arm |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Feb 2023 |
| College poet's superior to church bully |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Sep 2022 |
| Persuade with pressure |
Universal |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Strong-arm |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jun 2022 |
| Persuade by threatening |
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| Railroad |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2022 |
| Persuade by force |
The Times Concise |
31 Jan 2022 |
| Compel by force |
Newsday |
17 Jan 2022 |
| Persuade by threats |
The Times Concise |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Strong-arm |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Dec 2021 |
| Compel business to make 2,000 redundant |
The Telegraph Toughie |
22 Sep 2021 |
| Persuade with pressure |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Aug 2021 |
| Compel guard leaving Vatican City church |
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| Company miscalculates, sounding like bully |
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| Millions robbed in business by force |
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| Force, pressurise |
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| Persuade by threatening |
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| Arm-twist |
Universal |
15 Nov 2020 |
| Persuade by force |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2020 |
| Strong-arm |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 May 2020 |
| Lean on |
New York Times |
08 May 2020 |
| Squeeze |
Newsday |
02 May 2020 |
| Arm-twist |
Premier Sunday |
01 Mar 2020 |
| Pressure |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jul 2019 |
| Force to do something |
Newsday |
04 Jul 2019 |
| Force to confess, say |
Universal |
20 Jun 2019 |
| Persuade via pressure |
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| Firm before receiving constant pressure |
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| Firm before receiving constant pressure |
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| Pressure |
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| Force to confess, say |
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| Bully taking gin back from drunk concierge |
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| Strong-arm |
LA Times Daily |
17 Aug 2018 |
| Strong-arm |
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| Persuade by force |
The Times Concise |
08 Aug 2018 |
| Pressure |
New York Times |
15 Jun 2018 |
| Strong-arm |
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| Pressure |
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| Force |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Nov 2017 |
| Compel |
The Guardian Speedy |
12 Nov 2017 |
| Be an arm twister |
Universal |
07 Nov 2017 |
| Pressure someone to do something |
Family Time |
30 Jul 2017 |
| Get something done forcefully |
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| Persuade using threats |
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| Participate in a bit of arm-twisting |
Universal |
19 Jun 2017 |
| Persuade using threats |
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| Participate in a bit of arm-twisting |
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| Be an arm twister |
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| Compel by force |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Dec 2016 |
| Strong-arm |
Premier Sunday |
28 Aug 2016 |
| Pressure |
The Times Concise |
07 Aug 2016 |
| Really lean on |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2016 |
| Compel by force |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2016 |
| Compel |
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| Strong-arm |
Newsday |
17 Apr 2016 |
| Compel by force |
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| Force |
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| Do some arm-twisting |
USA Today |
13 Oct 2015 |
| Browbeat |
Family Time |
09 Aug 2015 |
| Strong-arm |
USA Today |
25 Jul 2015 |
| Squeeze |
New York Times |
10 Jul 2015 |
| Strong-arm |
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| Force |
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| Squeeze |
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| Strong-arm |
|
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| Do some arm-twisting |
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| Pressure |
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| Dragoon |
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| Bulldoze |
|
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| Strong-arm |
|
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| Engage in arm-twisting |
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| Put the pressure on |
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| Force |
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| Compel by force |
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| Compel by force |
|
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| Arm-twist |
|
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| Strong-arm |
|
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| Browbeat |
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| Bully |
|
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| Strong-arm |
|
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| Browbeat |
|
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| Bully |
|
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| Do some arm-twisting |
|
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| Squeeze |
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| Strong-arm |
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| Put the squeeze on |
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| Strong-arm |
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| Force |
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| Exploit anxiety, perhaps |
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| Put the squeeze on |
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| Use intimidation |
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| Apply pressure |
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| Not just ask |
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| Twist the arm of |
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| Bulldoze |
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| Pressure |
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| Force |
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| Bully |
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| Browbeat |
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| Exact by force |
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| Put the pressure on |
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| Dragoon |
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| Bring about through force |
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| Bully |
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| Force |
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| Strong-arm |
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| Twist one's arm |
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| Compel |
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| Make do |
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| Compel by force |
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| Put the pressure on |
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| Don't just ask |
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| Bully |
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| Drive |
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| Put the pressure on |
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| Put the screws on |
|
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| Do some arm-twisting |
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| Forcibly dominate |
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| Bring about by force |
|
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| Strong-arm |
|
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| Twist an arm |
|
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| Engage in arm-twisting |
|
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| Force |
|
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| Do some arm- twisting |
|
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| Compel |
|
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| Browbeat |
|
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| Push around |
|
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| Engage in arm-twisting |
|
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| Use intimidation |
|
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| Compel |
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| Enforce |
|
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| Twist some arms |
|
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| Control forcibly |
|
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| Bring about by force |
|
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| Force compliance |
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| Force into |
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| Force to action |
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| Compel. |
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| Force. |
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| Strong-arm |
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| Use force upon. |
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| What landlords mustn't do to tenants. |
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| Compel to any action. |
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| Strong-arm. |
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