Startle, so to speak Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Startle, so to speak last seen in Newsday 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPOOK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPOOK Startle, so to speak (5) Newsday Dec 26, 2019
8% NODS Award nominations, so to speak (4) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
8% DISH Gossip, so to speak (4) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
8% DIRT Gossip, so to speak (4) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
8% EEKS Startled cries (4) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
8% TABS Surveillance, so to speak (4) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
8% TRY Lift a finger, so to speak (3) New York Times Oct 2, 2025
8% MINUS Negative attribute, so to speak (5) New York Times Mini Sep 30, 2025
8% TAME Vanilla, so to speak (4) USA Today Sep 25, 2025
8% FINAL Set in concrete, so to speak (5)

Last appeared together with the following clues in Newsday puzzle

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