Metaphor for control Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REINS Metaphor for control (5) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
98% REIN Metaphor for control (4) Newsday May 31, 2019
3% SEIZE Grab control of (5) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
3% LOOSECANNON Nautically based metaphor for an uncontrollable person (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 14, 2025
3% CANOFWORMS *Metaphorical container similar to Pandora's box (10) LA Times Daily Dec 9, 2025
3% CRAW Metaphorical sticking point (4) USA Today Dec 7, 2025
3% INCHARGE Exercising control (8) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
3% OAR Crew's control? (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
3% DIMMER Light controller (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025
3% FENCE Metaphorical place of indecision (5) New York Times Nov 23, 2025

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