Provokes Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Provokes last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. We have found 43 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STIRS.

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25 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
STIRS Provokes (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 14, 2025
BAITS Provokes (5) Commuter Apr 26, 2025
GOADS Provokes (5) USA Today Apr 22, 2025
RILES Provokes (5) USA Today Nov 7, 2024
EGGSON Provokes (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 25, 2024
AROUSES Provokes (7) Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2023
IRKS Provokes (4) Newsday Jul 2, 2020
INCITES Provokes (7)
STIRSUP Provokes (7) Eugene Sheffer Apr 5, 2017
NEEDLES Provokes (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 5, 2015

18 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
35% INCITE Provoke (6) LA Times Daily Aug 30, 2025
35% ANGER Provoke (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2025
32% NEEDLING Provoking (8) Thomas Joseph Jun 12, 2024
32% ANTAGONIZE Provoke (10) Universal Nov 4, 2018
32% INFLAMING Provoking (9) Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2018
32% INSTIGATE Provoke (9) The Telegraph Quick Aug 23, 2018
32% FUELLING Provoking (8) The Telegraph Quick Mar 7, 2018
32% LEADTO Provoke (6) New York Times May 19, 2016
32% PICKAFIGHTWITH Provoke (14)
32% RILEUP Provoke (6)

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