Adult held by criminal in latest torment (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TANTALISE Adult held by criminal in latest torment (9) (9)
3% ITCH Tiny torment (4) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
3% TEASE Torment (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 17, 2025
2% HOTGOSS Latest rumors, casually (7) USA Today Oct 18, 2025
2% ATBAY Held in check (5) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
2% TECHY Into the latest gadgets (5) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
2% THIEVERY Criminality all attributed to criminal hit (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
2% HARE Adult leveret (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 1, 2025
2% ADHERED Held fast (to) (7) The Times Concise Oct 1, 2025
2% CLUNG Held on tightly (5) Universal Sep 27, 2025
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