Held in place strange thing to beat (10) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KETTLEDRUM Held in place strange thing to beat (10) (10)
8% ODDITY A strange thing or person (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 8, 2026
7% THROBBED Half of them held up beat (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
6% SCRAM "Beat it" (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
6% OBJECT Thing (6) The Times Sunday Concise Feb 15, 2026
6% WEIRD "Huh, that's strange ..." (5) New York Times Mini Feb 13, 2026
6% MATED Beat in chess (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
6% BIZARRE Very strange (7) USA Today Feb 11, 2026
6% MIRIFICUS Miraculous, wonderful, strange (9) The Times O Tempora Feb 7, 2026
6% PECULIAR Strange (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jan 31, 2026
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