Frighten, claiming first of clues is hard to find (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCARCE Frighten, claiming first of clues is hard to find (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic May 2, 2025
7% RARE Hard to find (4) USA Today May 15, 2026
6% SCARES Frightens (6) Eugene Sheffer Jun 27, 2026
6% FEARSOME Frightening (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jun 27, 2026
6% RAREBIT Dish - hard to find book with it (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 26, 2026
6% ASSERTS Claims (7) New York Times Jun 24, 2026
6% EEK Frightened shriek (3) USA Today Jun 23, 2026
6% SCARE Frighten (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jun 22, 2026
6% SCARED Frightened (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 8, 2026
6% ONE First Across clue, typically (3) New York Times Midi Jun 2, 2026

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