Possible cause of fracture in small lock Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Possible cause of fracture in small lock featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on November 20, 2025. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STRESS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRESS Possible cause of fracture in small lock (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
3% BREAK Fracture (5) (5) Mirror Classic Nov 1, 2025
3% SHUTS Locks small shacks (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 1, 2025
3% BROKEN Fractured, smashed (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 31, 2025
3% RIFTS Fractures in friendships (5) Universal Sep 9, 2025
2% KEY Lock opener (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 20, 2025
2% REACTS Flinches, possibly (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
2% MOP Messy locks (3) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
2% MANE Arabian locks (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025
2% ENABLE Make possible (6) Commuter Nov 15, 2025

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