Discourage explosive reaction initially following clincher (10) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETERMINER Discourage explosive reaction initially following clincher (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic May 14, 2024
6% TNT Explosive initials (3) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
5% LOSS Team discourager (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
5% NOS Discouraging words (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
5% DETER Discourage (5) USA Today Dec 4, 2025
4% OOHS Awed reactions (4) New York Times Dec 19, 2025
4% RASH Skin reaction (4) Commuter Dec 16, 2025
4% DUH Reaction to something obvious (3)
4% RESPONSIVENESS Enthusiastic reaction (14) (14) Puzzler Dec 14, 2025
4% BOMB Explosive projectile (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 13, 2025

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