Apply pressure, bound to remove leader Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Apply pressure, bound to remove leader last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PERTAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERTAIN Apply pressure, bound to remove leader (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 11, 2024
8% EXERT Apply, as pressure (5) Universal Aug 1, 2025
7% LEANON Apply pressure to (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 22, 2025
6% CLEVER Capable Charlie means to apply pressure (6) The Sun Two Speed Aug 1, 2025
6% PLUMBER Apply pressure to burden tradesman (7) The Sun Two Speed Jun 4, 2025
5% USESON Applies to (6) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
5% EXTRACT Remove (7) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 31, 2025
5% REFER Apply (to) (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 25, 2025
5% USE Apply (3) TV Aug 24, 2025
5% DABS Applies lightly (4) USA Today Aug 13, 2025

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