Decisive blow upsetting old animal (4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KAYO Decisive blow upsetting old animal (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 12, 2024
6% RAP Sharp blow (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 9, 2025
6% BRUNT Main impact of a blow (5) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
6% CRISIS Decisive moment (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
6% PUNCH Blow with the fist (5) The Times Concise Oct 6, 2025
6% AWES Blows away (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
6% SOCK Hard blow (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 5, 2025
6% GALES Staggering blows? (5) New York Times Oct 3, 2025
6% BADMOVE Poor decision (7) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
6% FRAGILE Easily upset (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 2, 2025

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