In fencing, a faint made with the purpose of producing a counterthrust from one's opponent (11) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONTRETEMPS In fencing, a faint made with the purpose of producing a counterthrust from one's opponent (11) (11)
58% SWOON Faint from emotion (5) Premier Sunday Jul 19, 2026
56% PASSOUT Faint (7) Thomas Joseph Jul 29, 2026
51% USE Purpose (3) Universal Jul 24, 2026
51% RAIL Fence (4) Puzzler Backwords Jul 24, 2026
51% FOE Opponent (3) New York Times Jul 20, 2026
51% CREATED Produced from scratch (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 20, 2026
51% DAMN __ with faint praise (4) Newsday Jul 19, 2026
51% USES Purposes (4) New York Times Jul 1, 2026
51% RIPOST Counterthrust. (6)
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