Parents manage to crush one's spirit Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Parents manage to crush one's spirit last seen in Guardian 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MOTHERSRUIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOTHERSRUIN Parents manage to crush one's spirit (11) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 29, 2022
6% POWDER Crush (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
5% WEBEDITOR One managing online content (9) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
5% MAMAS Some parents (5) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
5% MASH Crush, as potatoes (4) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
5% ICE It may be crushed or broken (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
5% YESMOM Assent to a parent (6) USA Today Oct 7, 2025
5% BUTDAD Objection to a parent (6) USA Today Oct 7, 2025
5% STAY ___-at-home parent (4)
5% SLAY "You're crushing it!" (4) USA Today Oct 1, 2025

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