Stopped before opening each door, initially Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PREVENTED Stopped before opening each door, initially (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 16, 2025
7% KEY Door opener (3) New York Times Midi May 4, 2026
7% AJAR Slightly open, as a door (4) New York Times Midi Apr 13, 2026
7% COMEIN "Door's open" (6) LA Times Daily Mar 9, 2026
6% KEYS Door-opening devices (4) (4) Puzzler May 9, 2026
6% AKA Initials before an alias (3) Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026
6% PASSKEY Hotel manager's "master" door opener (7) Newsday Apr 27, 2026
6% HMS Initialism before Bounty or Beagle (3) The Washington Post Mini Apr 25, 2026
5% EVERY Each and ___ (5) New York Times Mini May 11, 2026
5% DESISTS Stops (7) Commuter May 11, 2026

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