Not opening, force lock (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Not opening, force lock (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 28, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRESS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRESS Not opening, force lock (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 28, 2026
11% KEY Lock opener (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 4, 2026
10% PRISE Force (open) (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 1, 2026
9% JIMMY Force open, as a lock (5)
8% MANE Lion's locks (4)
8% AUBURNHAIR Reddish locks (10) Newsday Sep 27, 2026
8% CANAL Site with locks (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 21, 2026
8% SNOG Lock lips (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2026
8% CANALS Lock mechanisms (6) Newsday Aug 29, 2026
8% DINT Force (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 10, 2026

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