Taken aback in lilac, I'm initially hostile Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INIMICAL Taken aback in lilac, I'm initially hostile (8)
83% AGHAST Taken aback (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 18, 2026
66% TAIL People in line humiliated, partly taken aback (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 3, 2026
66% SCENT Lilac, e.g. (5) New York Times Jun 25, 2026
63% ROMANNUMERAL I or M, eg (5,7) (12) The Guardian Quick Jul 1, 2026
63% RESILIENT Is taken aback by deception in lease? Readily recovering (9) (9) The Guardian Quiptic Jun 28, 2026
63% ICY Hostile (3) Wall Street Journal Jun 24, 2026
63% MARTYR Socrates, among others, taken aback by angry tramp (6) The Times Cryptic Jun 18, 2026
63% TIBIA Slightly taken aback, one has broken bone (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jun 12, 2026
63% PIVOT Turn to significant person (when taken aback) (5) The Times Quick Cryptic May 30, 2026
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