Held back by menacing stick (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CANE Held back by menacing stick (4) (4)
8% LETITRIP Held nothing back (8) Universal Dec 14, 2025
8% OMINOUS Menacing (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 15, 2025
7% ANTSY Restless analyst naturally held back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
7% ANACONDA Amazon menace (8) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
7% ORC Tolkien menace (3) Universal Dec 2, 2025
7% ADHERES Sticks (7) The Atlantic Nov 26, 2025
7% THREAT Menace (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 16, 2025
7% ORCA Marine menace (4) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
7% ADHERE Stick (to) (6) Newsday Nov 4, 2025
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