Before closure of factory, riot act crushed ruthless behaviour Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Before closure of factory, riot act crushed ruthless behaviour featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on May 29, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ATROCITY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATROCITY Before closure of factory, riot act crushed ruthless behaviour (8) The Times Cryptic May 29, 2026
4% YOBBERY Antisocial behaviour (7) The Times Concise May 28, 2026
4% PLANT Factory (5) Commuter May 25, 2026
4% UNPATRIOTIC Trained in Riot Act, up against state (11) The Times Cryptic May 22, 2026
4% ADJOURNMENT Closure of court (11) The Times Sunday Concise May 17, 2026
4% DRACO Ruthless Athenian lawgiver (5) New York Times May 14, 2026
4% RAMPAGE Destructive behaviour (7) Puzzler Backwords May 11, 2026
4% FEROCITY Ruthlessness (8) The Telegraph Quick Apr 30, 2026
4% PROPER Correct in behaviour (6) The Times Concise Apr 3, 2026
4% INTO Crushing on (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 2, 2026

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