Retaliatory principle that applies to surrounding solutions (3,3,4,2,4,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Retaliatory principle that applies to surrounding solutions (3,3,4,2,4,4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 1, 2025. 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TWOCANPLAY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TWOCANPLAY Retaliatory principle that applies to surrounding solutions (3,3,4,2,4,4) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
5% REFER Apply (to) (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 25, 2025
5% AMBIENT Surrounding (7) Puzzler Backwords Aug 25, 2025
5% USE Apply (3) TV Aug 24, 2025
5% AMID Surrounded by (4) Commuter Aug 4, 2025
5% TENET Principle (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 29, 2025
5% MORALS Principles (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 26, 2025
4% CREDO Operating principle (5) LA Times Daily Sep 2, 2025
4% DOGMA Set of principles (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Sep 1, 2025
4% EXERT Apply (force) (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 25, 2025

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