Making a wicked come-back is likely to give one a shock (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIVE Making a wicked come-back is likely to give one a shock (5) (5)
7% ACT One of two in "Wicked" (3) Universal Sep 18, 2025
6% TEEM Come across coming back, and come down (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
6% BAD Wicked (3) (3) Mirror Classic Oct 7, 2025
6% EVIL Wicked (4) Newsday Oct 6, 2025
6% HORRIFY Shock (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
6% OPINE Give one's thoughts (5) Commuter Oct 1, 2025
6% RETURN Give back wet vessel (6) The Times Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
6% OMG [Shocking!] (3) New York Times Sep 24, 2025
6% SASSY Giving back talk (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2025
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