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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCOURGE Son with mettle ignoring a cause of trouble? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
6% GUTS Pluck, mettle (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 19, 2025
6% ROCKTHEBOAT Cause trouble (11) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
5% AIL Trouble (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 8, 2026
5% GUN "Son of a __!" (3) Commuter Jan 6, 2026
5% AMUSE Cause to laugh (5) Newsday Jan 5, 2026
5% ABASH Cause to blush (5) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
5% HARMS Causes injury to (5) New York Times Mini Jan 1, 2026
5% IBN Arabic for "son of" (3) USA Today Dec 30, 2025
5% AILS Troubles (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025

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