Hector adapted, being on the back foot (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROCHEE Hector adapted, being on the back foot (7) (7)
7% HEEL Back of the foot (4) Commuter Jan 23, 2026
6% ONAIR No backing with tune being broadcast (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 23, 2026
6% TROJAN Hector or Aeneas, eg (6) The Times Concise Dec 3, 2025
5% KICKED Struck hard with the foot (6) The Times Concise Feb 17, 2026
5% PAW Lion's foot (3) Universal Feb 16, 2026
5% PEDI Foot treatment, for short (4) Commuter Feb 14, 2026
5% EXISTENCE Being sixteen badly inhibits Conservative backing European (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
5% HOP Jump on one foot (3)
5% PEDAL Foot-operated lever (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
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