Frighten off Crossword Clue

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
DETER Frighten off (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
SCARE Frighten (off) (5) Newsday Aug 28, 2016
SCAREAWAY *Frighten off (9) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2016

37 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
36% DETERS Frightens off (6) Newsday Aug 28, 2016
36% SCARESAWAY Frightens off (10)
28% DETERGENTS Cleaners frighten off toffs (10)
21% PREDICTOR Hungry wolf, is it, I see frightening off a clairvoyant? (9)
21% SCARE AWAY Frighten off and have control over cold region (10)
21% BLUFFS Frightens off someone by pretending to be stronger than you are (6)
19% SCARING AWAY Frightening off from evil act at illiberal city in Ireland (12)
4% GASPED Sounded frightened (6) Newsday Oct 22, 2025
4% CARE Frightened to take clothes off in custody (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 4, 2025
4% ALARM Frighten (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 23, 2025

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