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
8% CREVASSE A crack that breaks the ice? (8) (8)
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% DECODE Crack (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Aug 21, 2025
7% JULIUSCAESAR As usual, ice cracks and splits vessel - not a tragedy (6,6) (12) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 18, 2025
7% JESTS Cracks jokes (5) USA Today Aug 17, 2025
7% IMPEL Force (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 6, 2025
7% CREVICES Cracks (8) Wall Street Journal Jun 21, 2025

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