A phrase for 'risque' or 'likely to cause offence' Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A phrase for 'risque' or 'likely to cause offence' . 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEARTHEBONE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEARTHEBONE A phrase for 'risque' or 'likely to cause offence' (11)
6% SPICY Somewhat risque (5) Universal Sep 12, 2025
5% ASIN Clarifying phrase (4) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
5% SIMILE Phrase of comparison (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 15, 2025
5% SIN Offence of losing (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Oct 11, 2025
5% GUILT Culpability for an offence (5) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
5% MANTRA Repeated phrase (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
5% TRITE Like the phrase "It's always darkest before the dawn" (5) The Atlantic Sep 28, 2025
5% ISA "The best defence ____ good offence" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 26, 2025
5% DUETO Caused by (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
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