Backing away from a belligerent boar? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STYRETREAT Backing away from a belligerent boar? (10) Wall Street Journal Jul 15, 2021
6% HES Bucks and boars (3) LA Times Daily Feb 11, 2026
6% PUGNACIOUS Belligerent (10) The Telegraph Quick Jan 2, 2026
5% SECEDE Break away (from) (6) Puzzler Backwords Mar 16, 2026
5% RECEDE Move back or further away (6) (6) Mirror Classic Mar 14, 2026
5% ELOPE Run away from cruel operative (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 13, 2026
5% OLDPAL Friend from way back (6) USA Today Mar 12, 2026
5% SHIES ___ away from (avoids) (5) USA Today Mar 11, 2026
5% ROSES Symbols of belligerence in the late Middle Ages (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 10, 2026
5% DISARM Take weapons away from (6) New York Times Mar 9, 2026

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