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% LITERAL Not metaphorical (7) Commuter Sep 9, 2025
7% RANTO Sought in an crisis, say (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 2, 2025
7% ACCRUE Build up, as interest (6) New York Times Sep 1, 2025
7% LAP Luxury metaphor (3) Newsday Aug 31, 2025
7% GALE Laughter metaphor (4) Newsday Aug 28, 2025
7% STRATOSPHERE Metaphoric height (12) Newsday Aug 9, 2025
7% RISE Build up (4) New York Times Jul 12, 2025
7% DEFUSE Calm, as a crisis (6) Eugene Sheffer Jul 12, 2025
7% AMASS Build up (5) New York Times Jul 8, 2025
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