Respects someone's close encounters, overturning initial scepticism (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESTEEMS Respects someone's close encounters, overturning initial scepticism (7) (7)
76% ESTEEM Respect initially exploratory encounters on the rebound (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 11, 2026
68% RUNIN Close encounter, as with the law (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 24, 2026
65% CYNIC Sceptic (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 31, 2026
58% MET Encountered (3) Premier Sunday Feb 15, 2026
58% RUNINTO Encounter (7) LA Times Daily Feb 4, 2026
58% MEET Encounter (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 21, 2026
58% CAPSIZE Overturn (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 7, 2026
55% ESTEEMED Respected (8) Eugene Sheffer Feb 12, 2026
55% LUDDITES Modernity sceptics (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Feb 5, 2026
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