Ban hard poetry that's contrived – it reverses word order for effect Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HYPERBATON Ban hard poetry that's contrived – it reverses word order for effect (10)
60% UNDO Reverse the effect of (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Oct 10, 2025
57% ABSTAIN Refuse to vote or ban it as ordered (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
57% CHARADES Game in which sound effects are banned (8) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
52% VERSE Poetry (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
52% KNOT Hit hard (after reversal) in tie (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
52% CARDSHARP Scrap hard, ordered cheat (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
50% DDT Banned pesticide (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 24, 2025
47% LENIENT Not hard (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
47% OER Above, in poetry (3) New York Times Dec 29, 2025
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