Metrical or rhythmic stress in verse as contrasted with natural speech patterns; from Latin, 'a blow' (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ICTUS Metrical or rhythmic stress in verse as contrasted with natural speech patterns; from Latin, 'a blow' (5) (5)
6% CADENCE Rhythmic pattern (7) Wall Street Journal Apr 9, 2026
5% COMPARE __ and contrast (7) Commuter Apr 25, 2026
5% VERSE Arrangement of words in a rhythmic pattern (5) Puzzler Backwords Apr 6, 2026
5% RHYTHM Pattern of stresses (6) (6) Puzzler Feb 16, 2026
5% METERS Rhythmic patterns of a verse (6)
5% METRE Rhythmic verse pattern. (5)
4% CAMO Pattern based on nature, for short (4) New York Times May 6, 2026
4% KILO Metric mass (4) Thomas Joseph May 5, 2026
4% DANCE Move rhythmically to music (5) Puzzler Backwords May 4, 2026
Metrical or rhythmic stress in verse as contrasted with natural speech patterns; from Latin, 'a blow' (5) Crossword Clue
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