Compulsory force or threat Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Compulsory force or threat last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DURESS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DURESS Compulsory force or threat (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 15, 2023
3% ELSE "... or ___!" (threat) (4) New York Times Jul 2, 2025
3% DURESSES Compulsory threats (8)
2% CHI Life force (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
2% TETRAHEDRA Read threat to demolish pyramids (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
2% WHYIOUGHTA Humorous "threat" of retaliation (10) USA Today Oct 18, 2025
2% THE "May ___ Force be with you" (3)
2% OUST Force out (4) Universal Oct 14, 2025
2% TRAFFIC Driving force? (7) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
2% IMPOSE Force (a duty or tax) on (6) The Times Concise Oct 11, 2025

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