Fear gripped the novice, started turning red Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fear gripped the novice, started turning red . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCARLET.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCARLET Fear gripped the novice, started turning red (7)
5% PALES Betrays fear (5) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
5% TIMOROUS Fearful (8) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
5% ACID It turns litmus red (4)
5% HOLD Grip (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
5% DREAD Fear (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 23, 2025
5% EMERALD A red elm turning shade of green (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
5% LEST For fear that (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
5% EEK Shriek of fear (3) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
5% VICE Depravity; gripping tool (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
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