Like a screw after being turned counterclockwise Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOOSER Like a screw after being turned counterclockwise (6) New York Times Mar 19, 2023
3% WRETCHES 'Les Miserables' or 'The Turn of the Screw' (8)
3% RAGESPIRAL Inflationary turn of the screw? (4,6) (10)
3% TWIST Screw (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jul 5, 2025
3% LEVO Turning counterclockwise (4) Universal Mar 6, 2015
2% LIDS Screw them! (4) New York Times Aug 27, 2025
2% GREATNIECE After work, cite genera being part of a family (10) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 26, 2025
2% MESSES Screws (up) (6) Universal Aug 25, 2025
2% EDISON Tesla rival is done screwing around (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 20, 2025
2% DEFACE Vandalise church after turning deaf (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Aug 17, 2025

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