Sport whose name means "the gentle way" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JUDO Sport whose name means "the gentle way" (4) New York Times Jan 5, 2024
8% MILDLY In a gentle way (6) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
7% SAHARA Region whose name means "desert" (6) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
6% ANEMONE Flower whose name means "daughter of the wind" (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
6% LAGUNITAS Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water" (9) New York Times Jan 8, 2026
6% NUDGE Gentle prod (5) The Times Concise Dec 31, 2025
6% MALEFICENT "Sleeping Beauty" villain whose name means "doing evil" (10) Universal Dec 21, 2025
6% RAJ Name meaning "king" in Sanskrit (3) USA Today Dec 21, 2025
6% TOSS Gentle throw (4) Commuter Dec 19, 2025
6% VIA Latin word meaning 'by way of' (3) (3) Puzzler Dec 17, 2025

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