Metaphor for a crisis building up (9,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GATHERINGSTORM Metaphor for a crisis building up (9,5) (14)
7% MOUNT Build stage and clamber up (5) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 4, 2025
7% NOD Approval metaphor (3) Newsday Nov 22, 2025
7% TONGUE Metaphorical wagger (6) Newsday Nov 20, 2025
7% REINS Metaphor for control (5) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
7% DODO Obsolescence metaphor (4) Newsday Nov 15, 2025
7% SILT It builds up in some beds (4) The Washington Post Mini Nov 8, 2025
7% LITERAL Not metaphorical (7) Commuter Sep 9, 2025
7% ACCRUE Build up, as interest (6) New York Times Sep 1, 2025
6% ABCS Building blocks (4) LA Times Daily Dec 4, 2025
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