Attempt to pierce with a knife (4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAB Attempt to pierce with a knife (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 4, 2025
11% STABS Pierces with a knife (5) Commuter Dec 24, 2025
7% NAVEL Pierced place, perhaps (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 14, 2026
7% LANCET Surgeon's knife (6) (6) Mirror Classic Jan 13, 2026
7% TRY Attempt (3) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
7% EDGE Knife's sharp side (4)
7% SHOT Attempt (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 10, 2026
7% EAR Organ that may be pierced (3)
7% AWLS Piercing tools (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 8, 2026
7% EARLOBES Sites of many piercings (8) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026

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