Engineers try hard to gain control Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RESTRAIN Engineers try hard to gain control (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 6, 2021
3% EARN Gain (4) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
3% STRIVE Try really hard (6) USA Today Aug 23, 2025
3% COSYUP Try to gain favour with commanding officers? Of course (6) The Times Cryptic Aug 19, 2025
3% BUSTAGUT Try extremely hard (8) The Times Concise Aug 15, 2025
3% POWERGRAB Attempt at gaining control (9) USA Today Jul 31, 2025
3% REIN Control engineers inside (4) (4)
2% AMOK Out of control (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 6, 2025
2% PRESIDE Exercise control (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
2% VIE Try (for) (3) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025

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