Out of control, employ in odd way? Just the opposite Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Out of control, employ in odd way? Just the opposite last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HAYWIRE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAYWIRE Out of control, employ in odd way? Just the opposite (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 13, 2017
7% EVEN Opposite of 'odd' (4) The Sun Mini Aug 1, 2025
6% TORNADOES Spirals out of control? (9) New York Times Oct 18, 2025
6% ASIDE Out of the way (5) Universal Oct 15, 2025
6% AMOK Out of control (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2025
6% PUTIN The opposite of take out (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 11, 2025
6% MISFIT Odd one out (6) The Times Concise Oct 10, 2025
6% EXIT Way out (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2025
6% EGRESS Way out (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
6% DOOR Way in or out (4) USA Today Sep 3, 2025

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