(& 12-across) Badly frighten and leave in the dark? (5,3,9,3,2) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue (& 12-across) Badly frighten and leave in the dark? (5,3,9,3,2) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCARETHE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCARETHE (& 12-across) Badly frighten and leave in the dark? (5,3,9,3,2) (8)
6% SCARE Frighten (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 6, 2026
6% EMPEY see 12 Across (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 30, 2026
6% BOO Frightening call (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 29, 2026
6% SHY Easily frightened (3) Commuter Oct 26, 2026
6% EEK Frightened cry (3) Universal Oct 12, 2026
6% ALARMS Frightens (6) Newsday Oct 11, 2026
6% THEWORLD See 12 Across (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 4, 2026
6% CARED Worried son leaves frightened (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 10, 2026
5% SCAREAWAY Frighten off (5,4) (9) The Guardian Quick Nov 5, 2026
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