Recoil from being pierced by a stone shaped like a spear point (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Recoil from being pierced by a stone shaped like a spear point (7) 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HASTATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HASTATE Recoil from being pierced by a stone shaped like a spear point (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 19, 2025
5% AVOCADO Pear-shaped fruit with a stone (7) The Times Concise Oct 11, 2025
5% STABS Pierces (5) USA Today Oct 9, 2025
5% IMPALE Spear (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 22, 2025
5% CONICAL Shaped like a Kiss (7) Newsday Sep 19, 2025
5% GORED Speared (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 14, 2025
5% SPEAR Pierce (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
5% AND "Your point being?" (3) LA Times Daily Aug 4, 2025
5% ABHOR Recoil from (5) (5) Puzzler Jul 28, 2025
5% LANCED Pierced with a spear (6)

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