It's wrong to bind hands, causing distress (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue It's wrong to bind hands, causing distress (7) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TORMENT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TORMENT It's wrong to bind hands, causing distress (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 4, 2024
68% TYING Binding (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 4, 2025
68% TIES Binds (4) (4) Mirror Quick Aug 3, 2025
68% COVER Binding of a book (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 1, 2025
68% TIE Bind (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 3, 2025
65% TRAUMA Psychological distress (6) The Times Concise Aug 22, 2025
65% YELPS Sounds distressed (5) Newsday Aug 15, 2025
65% TORNUP Deeply distressed (6) USA Today Aug 9, 2025
65% WOE Misfortune or distress (3)
65% UPSET Distress (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 5, 2025

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