Forcing ice cover to crack (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COERCIVE Forcing ice cover to crack (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 9, 2024
7% VIOLENT Forceful (7) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
7% IMPEL Force (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 1, 2025
7% SNAP Crack (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 1, 2025
7% DECODES Cracks, in a way (7) LA Times Daily Sep 13, 2025
7% COMIC Crack expert? (5) New York Times Sep 9, 2025
7% AJAR Cracked (4) LA Times Daily Sep 6, 2025
7% SAS Crack troops (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 5, 2025
7% JULIUSCAESAR As usual, ice cracks and splits vessel - not a tragedy (6,6) (12) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 18, 2025
6% TAMP Force down (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025

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