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% MOOT Like a point that is debatable (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 19, 2026
5% SHIES Recoils (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2026
5% IMPALE Spear (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 13, 2026
5% TURRETED Recoiling, discourage behaviour of male built like a tank? (8) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 13, 2026
5% BORE Pierce (4) The Telegraph Quick Feb 4, 2026
5% TRIDENT Spear (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 3, 2026
5% SCULPTURED Shaped from wood, stone etc (10) (10) Puzzler Feb 2, 2026
5% AWLS Piercing tools (4) LA Times Daily Jan 21, 2026
5% ELLIPSE Shape like a flattened circle (7) Puzzler Backwords Jan 18, 2026

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