Starts to defend excessively... average becomes lower (6) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEMEAN Starts to defend excessively... average becomes lower (6) (6)
5% ABITMUCH Somewhat excessive (8) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
5% JOE Average guy (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025
5% EXORBITANT Excessive in price (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 17, 2025
5% ENLIGHTEN Instruct employees to start late and become more cheerful (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
5% JOEBLOW Average guy (7) Eugene Sheffer Nov 14, 2025
5% REDTAPE Excessive bureaucracy (7) Universal Nov 12, 2025
5% ADO Excessive fuss (3) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
5% UNDUE Excessive (5) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
5% ONSALE Now lower (6) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
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