Dad caught by one clenched hand - he won't fight Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dad caught by one clenched hand - he won't fight featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on February 23, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PACIFIST.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PACIFIST Dad caught by one clenched hand - he won't fight (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 23, 2026
70% FISTS Clenched hands (5) LA Times Daily Feb 22, 2026
70% FIST Clenched hand (4) The Times Concise Jan 30, 2026
56% CLOSERANGE Like hand-to-hand fighting (10) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
54% NABBED Caught red-handed (6) Universal Jan 11, 2026
52% FISTICUFFS Fighting with clenched hands (10) (10)
49% GRAMPA Dad's dad (6) Premier Sunday Feb 15, 2026
49% LEAN "He's a ___, mean fighting machine!" (4)
49% ACE One in hand? (3) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
47% TONIC The "T" of G&T (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 18, 2026

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