By the sound of it pinches nerves Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEELS By the sound of it pinches nerves (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 21, 2019
3% CHIN Where the mental nerve emerges (4) The Atlantic Jan 23, 2026
3% ADDA "-- pinch of salt ..." (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 22, 2026
3% NEVER Not once was nerve lost (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 21, 2026
3% CRIMP Pinch, as an empanada's edges (5) Universal Jan 14, 2026
3% NICKEL Pinch the Spanish metal (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 10, 2026
3% YIPS Nerves, in golf (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 8, 2026
3% ADD "___ a pinch of salt" (recipe instruction) (3)
3% PLEXUS Solar -- (nerve network) (6) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025
3% GALL Nerve (4) Universal Dec 24, 2025

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