Challenged out of dread (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Challenged out of dread (5) featured in Mirror Cryptic puzzle on November 5, 2025. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DARED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DARED Challenged out of dread (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
3% STAIN Challenge for a dry cleaner (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
3% SITTINGSTILL *Challenge for an antsy toddler (12) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
3% EDWARDHYDE Why in tussle with dreaded, murderous character? (10) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 4, 2025
3% HORRIBLE Dreadful (8) (8) Mirror Classic Nov 3, 2025
3% TERROR Great fear or dread (6) (6) Puzzler Nov 1, 2025
3% SENSOR Device that detects dreadful snores! (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
3% TOUGH Difficult, as a challenge (5) Newsday Oct 27, 2025
3% PAGER Bleeper beginning to provoke dreadful rage (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
3% IRKSOME Annoying, or Mike's dreadful (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 23, 2025

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