A thump to cause embarrassment (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABASH A thump to cause embarrassment (5) (5)
9% HOTMIC Cause of embarrassment, at times (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
8% ABASHED Embarrassed (7) The Times Concise Oct 27, 2025
7% GAFFE Embarrassing error (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
7% BLUSH Show embarrassment (5) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
7% ASHAMED Acutely embarrassed (7) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
7% SHAME Embarrassment (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 2, 2025
6% COMMA Pause cause (5) Universal Nov 1, 2025
6% ALCOHOL Cause of a hangover (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 1, 2025
6% ORDER Men embarrassed over request (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
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