Act more recklessly and act in a perplexing manner (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Act more recklessly and act in a perplexing manner (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on March 17, 2026. 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 BEWILDER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEWILDER Act more recklessly and act in a perplexing manner (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 17, 2026
9% RASH Acting recklessly (4) Newsday Dec 1, 2025
7% GOOFFTHEDEEPEND Act recklessly (15)
6% PUZZLE Perplex (6) The Times Concise Mar 17, 2026
6% OPENER First act (6) USA Today Mar 15, 2026
6% STATUTE Legislative act (7) Commuter Mar 13, 2026
6% WHINES Acts spoiled (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 9, 2026
6% DOITALL Act the factotum (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 7, 2026
6% SIN Immoral act (3) Thomas Joseph Mar 4, 2026
6% ATONING Performing acts of contrition (7) LA Times Daily Mar 4, 2026

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