Overly tense and risky to catch female mythical figure Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TOOTHFAIRY Overly tense and risky to catch female mythical figure (10) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 24, 2021
98% TOOTH FAIRY Overly tense and risky to catch female mythical figure (11)
3% DODGY Risky (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
2% TOO Overly (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 22, 2025
2% NAIVE Overly trusting (5) Newsday Oct 20, 2025
2% RASH Overly hasty (4) Universal Oct 16, 2025
2% DROLL *Risky endeavor, idiomatically (5) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
2% AGOG Overly eager (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
2% CLOY Be overly maudlin (4) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025
2% STYX Mythical waterway (4) Newsday Oct 10, 2025

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