Initially tense year after Asian island suppresses routine violence Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRUTALITY Initially tense year after Asian island suppresses routine violence (9) The Times Cryptic Jul 26, 2023
2% STIFLE Muffle, suppress (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 7, 2026
2% LAO Asian language (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 7, 2026
2% ATFIRST Initially (7) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
2% TASKS Tense requests for jobs (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
2% SOYBEAN Asian pulse (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
2% BIT Part of a comedy routine (3) Universal Jan 3, 2026
2% MAUNDY Postgraduate initially missed UK island's ceremony (6) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 2, 2026
2% ELIDED Suppressed, as a vowel (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 1, 2026
2% TENTPEG It keeps guy tense, for example, after number take pity, initially (4,3) (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 31, 2025

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