Frightens off someone by pretending to be stronger than you are Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLUFFS Frightens off someone by pretending to be stronger than you are (6)
3% DETER Frighten off (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 6, 2025
2% EEK Frightened exclamation (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 18, 2026
2% PUTONAHAPPYFACE Pretend everything is just fine (15) The Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
2% HED "-- give you the shirt off his back" (3) Premier Sunday Feb 15, 2026
2% SCARED Frightened (6) The Times Concise Feb 14, 2026
2% SECRETCRUSH Someone you might carry a torch for (11) USA Today Feb 14, 2026
2% EERILY In a strangely frightening way (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Feb 12, 2026
2% DATING Seeing someone (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 11, 2026
2% TERRORISE Put the frighteners on (9) (9) Puzzler Feb 10, 2026
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