Son with mettle ignoring a cause of trouble? (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Son with mettle ignoring a cause of trouble? (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 16, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCOURGE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCOURGE Son with mettle ignoring a cause of trouble? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
6% TORNADO Rent trouble causes storm (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
6% ROCKTHEBOAT Cause trouble (11) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
6% PLAYUP Cause trouble (4,2) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 11, 2025
5% EROS Aphrodite's son (4) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025
5% EATENAT Troubled (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
5% ADO Trouble (3) The Telegraph Quick Dec 10, 2025
5% RAISEHELL Lift from terrible place and cause trouble (5,4) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 10, 2025
5% SMOOTH Trouble-free (6) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
5% EASE No trouble (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025

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