Attempt at extortion that will ruffle feathers? (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHAKEDOWN Attempt at extortion that will ruffle feathers? (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
8% OFFEND Ruffle the feathers of (6) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
6% AGITATE Ruffle (7) Wall Street Journal Feb 4, 2026
6% MAKESNICE Attempts to smooth ruffled feathers (9)
5% WOO Attempt to attract (3)
5% PEPLUM Flared ruffle on a garment (6) Puzzler Backwords Mar 21, 2026
5% PREEN Groom feathers (5) The Times Concise Mar 13, 2026
5% TRY Attempt (3) Universal Mar 12, 2026
5% TRIED Attempted (5) USA Today Mar 10, 2026
5% TARS __ and feathers (4) Commuter Mar 9, 2026

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