Restrained catching stray, if fearful Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Restrained catching stray, if fearful last seen in Telegraph 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TERRIFIED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TERRIFIED Restrained catching stray, if fearful (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 2, 2021
6% TERRIER Line catching stray dog (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
6% ERR Stray (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
5% LEST For fear that (4) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
5% TSETSE Feared fly (6) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
5% TERROR Extreme fear (6) Commuter Dec 9, 2025
5% HITCH Catch (5) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
5% HEAR Catch (4) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
5% NET Catch (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
5% SNAKES Ophidiophobe's fear (6) USA Today Nov 29, 2025

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