Encounter with criminal's a stretch (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONTEST Encounter with criminal's a stretch (7) (7)
90% MET Encountered (3) Universal Sep 18, 2026
86% ERA That's a stretch! (3) The Atlantic Sep 4, 2026
86% CONSTRAIN Criminal given stretch, put in prison? (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 2, 2026
82% EKES Stretches (out) (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2026
82% STINT Stretch of work (5) USA Today Sep 23, 2026
82% SPAN Stretch across (4) Universal Sep 22, 2026
82% TAUT Tightly stretched (4) Commuter Sep 3, 2026
82% EON Significant stretch (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 3, 2026
82% ELASTIC Easily stretched (7) Newsday Sep 1, 2026
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