Ambushed; held up (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WAYLAID Ambushed; held up (7) (7)
9% WAYLAYING Catching in an ambush (9) LA Times Daily Nov 13, 2025
9% SNEAKIT/KATTACK Ambush (15) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
8% THROBBED Half of them held up beat (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
8% ATLAS Titan who held up the world (5) Commuter Nov 21, 2025
8% BOTHER British held up by more trouble (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
7% LETITRIP Held nothing back (8) Universal Dec 14, 2025
7% MUTUAL Held in common (6) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
7% SLINGSHOT Hand-held catapult (9) Puzzler Backwords Dec 7, 2025
7% SNOWBOUND Held up in winter months finally, then spring (9) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 28, 2025
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