Lock used by head of school showing strain (6) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRESS Lock used by head of school showing strain (6) (6)
8% TRESS Head lock (5) Newsday Aug 30, 2025
7% TENSION Strain (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
6% SCISSORS What barbers use for a wrestler's locks? (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
6% VIE Lock horns (3) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
6% EXERTION Physical effort or strain (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
6% OAR Lock insert (3) LA Times Daily Oct 3, 2025
6% LYCEE School's head of history leaving bit of fruit (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
6% RESS Strain's partner (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
6% ESPN US channel that shows the NFL (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 22, 2025
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