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
75% TIE Bind (3) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
75% TIEUP Bind (5) New York Times Dec 12, 2025
75% TIES Binds (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 10, 2025
72% EXTREMITY In greatest distress, perhaps a hand (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
72% HARROW Cause distress to public school (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
68% COVER Binding of a book (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 23, 2025
68% SKI Plank with a binding (3) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
68% ASST Mgr.'s right hand (4) LA Times Daily Nov 5, 2025
65% ANGUISH Distress (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 22, 2025

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