Centipede perhaps with tip of head trapped by faulty trapdoor (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARTHROPOD Centipede perhaps with tip of head trapped by faulty trapdoor (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 28, 2025
5% TREED Trapped by a hound, perhaps (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% ATARI Centipede maker (5) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025
4% LEG One of a centipede's many (3)
4% TOES Tips of shoes (4) Newsday Nov 24, 2025
4% SWEAR Curse faulty wares (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 23, 2025
4% INARUT Trapped by habit (6) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
4% JAR Tip container (3) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
4% JARS Tipping points? (4) New York Times Nov 20, 2025
4% BADLY In a faulty way (5) The Times Concise Nov 18, 2025

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