A barn whose figurative shutting after its horse has bolted alludes to the image of acting too late when the damage has already been done (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STABLE A barn whose figurative shutting after its horse has bolted alludes to the image of acting too late when the damage has already been done (6) (6)
5% GONE "This has ___ too far!" (4) USA Today Feb 13, 2026
5% THERE "Been __, done that" (5) Newsday Jan 25, 2026
5% WAS Has been (3) (3) Mirror Quick Jan 1, 2026
5% STABLEDOOR Bolted after the horse - it's too late (10)
4% IHEAR "Rumor has it…" (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 19, 2026
4% LOL Texter's ha-ha (3) Newsday Feb 18, 2026
4% EROSIVE Desire setter has is damaging (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
4% MUST Has to (4) USA Today Feb 7, 2026
4% WAHOO "Yee-ha!" (5) Commuter Feb 3, 2026
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