Behaves harshly to (5,2) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEPSON Behaves harshly to (5,2) (7)
84% STEPON Behave harshly towards (4,2) (6)
69% STEPS ON Behaves harshly to relation after favourite's rebuffed (8)
9% CONDEMN Harshly criticize (7) Commuter Nov 19, 2025
9% ACTS Behaves (4) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
9% BLUNT Harshly forthright (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025
9% BASHED Criticized harshly (6) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
9% TOREAPART Criticized harshly (9) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025
9% PANNED Reviewed harshly (6) LA Times Daily Sep 22, 2025
8% PLAYTHEFOOL Behave in a silly way (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 22, 2025
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