Something that's played up, causing dangerous situation Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Something that's played up, causing dangerous situation last seen in Telegraph Toughie 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRAP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRAP Something that's played up, causing dangerous situation (4) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 14, 2017
68% NIGHTMARE Picked up chess piece, and something resembling it, in difficult situation (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
68% LIE Be situated (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 26, 2025
68% ACTSOUT Plays up (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
68% FARCE Comic play; ridiculous situation (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 9, 2025
68% RESCUE Save from a dangerous situation (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 13, 2025
65% RADAR Something that picks up speed? (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 7, 2026
65% RISKS Dangers (5) USA Today Dec 28, 2025
65% SPAR Knocks up something for a mast (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 13, 2025
62% SECURE Out of danger (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 7, 2026

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