Knight, seized from behind by murderer, that hangs from a tree (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CATKIN Knight, seized from behind by murderer, that hangs from a tree (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 20, 2025
6% FIREWOOD Hearth fuel from trees (8) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
6% INVOICE Account from one knight, say (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
6% BAT Hit Bill from behind (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
6% BONSAI Dwarf tree from Japan (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 10, 2025
6% SAP Liquid oozing from a tree (3)
6% SKIRTS Garments that hang from the waist (6)
6% TOW Haul from behind (3) Newsday Jul 9, 2025
5% SQUIRES Knights-to-be (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
5% RESIN Sticky secretion from a pine tree (5) New York Times Mini Oct 9, 2025

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