Stretches and ruptures, having dropped head (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Stretches and ruptures, having dropped head (7) last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REACHES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REACHES Stretches and ruptures, having dropped head (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 15, 2024
7% BURSTS Ruptures (6) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
7% BURST Rupture (5) (5) Mirror Classic Sep 28, 2025
6% OWNER Keeper's disappointment having dropped header (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
6% BREECH Reportedly rupture buttocks (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 19, 2025
6% HERNIA Rupture (6) (6) Mirror Classic Aug 19, 2025
5% DEW Drops on grass (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 21, 2025
5% AVALANCHE Snow drop? (9) The Telegraph Quick Oct 19, 2025
5% AGE Stretch of history (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
5% ERA Stretch of history (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025

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