A deterrent against murder? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue A deterrent against murder? last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCARECROW.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCARECROW A deterrent against murder? (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 31, 2019
6% ANTI Against (4) LA Times Daily Jan 20, 2026
6% SLAIN Murdered (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 9, 2026
6% CK Against (2) USA Today Quick Jan 2, 2026
6% ONLY "__ Murders in the Building" (4) Commuter Dec 15, 2025
6% AGEGAP Deterrent to dating, perhaps (6) Premier Sunday Nov 16, 2025
5% EMMA Corrin of "A Murder at the End of the World" (4) TV Jan 25, 2026
5% INSURED Guarded (against) (7) (7) The Sun Mini Jan 25, 2026
5% ATF Org. against trafficking (3) Premier Sunday Jan 25, 2026
5% NOTOK Against the rules (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 24, 2026

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