Person who takes things the wrong way Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THIEF Person who takes things the wrong way (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 28, 2022
98% ROBBER Person who takes things the wrong way (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 10, 2016
4% ROBS Takes the wrong way? (4) The Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
4% STEAL Take the wrong way? (5) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
3% ERRING Wrong (6) Eugene Sheffer Jan 9, 2026
3% CHAFE Rub the wrong way? (5) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
3% YAWNS Takes a deep breath, in a way (5) USA Today Jan 3, 2026
3% ERRED Was wrong (5) Commuter Jan 3, 2026
3% ENIGMA Inscrutable person or thing (6) The Times Concise Jan 2, 2026
3% ASITIS "The way things stand..." (6) Newsday Dec 30, 2025

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