Close associates backed rebuke (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLAP Close associates backed rebuke (4) (4)
9% ALLIANCES Close associations (9) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
8% IDENTIFICATION Close sympathetic association (14) (14) Puzzler Jan 12, 2026
8% CENSURED Rebuked (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
8% REPROVE Rebuke (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
7% SHUT Close; closed (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 12, 2025
7% ETTU Caesar's rebuke (4) Newsday Dec 10, 2025
6% NEAR Close (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 15, 2026
6% AJAR Not quite closed (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 12, 2026
6% GLENN ____ Close, actress (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 8, 2026
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