Creature scaring children, one not coming up to par? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOGEYMAN Creature scaring children, one not coming up to par? (8)
5% ARISES Comes up (6) Eugene Sheffer Aug 17, 2026
5% ALARMED Scared (7) (7) Mirror Quick Aug 14, 2026
5% OWE Come up short, maybe (3) LA Times Daily Aug 14, 2026
5% BESTS One-ups (5) LA Times Daily Aug 11, 2026
5% COYPU Creature that's shy turns up (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 10, 2026
5% FESSES Comes clean, with "up" (6) New York Times Aug 9, 2026
5% ARISE Come up (5) Commuter Aug 4, 2026
5% FRIGHT Bit of a scare (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 4, 2026
5% TENSES Reacts to a scare (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 25, 2026
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