The sound of hastily applied brakes. Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCREECH The sound of hastily applied brakes. (7)
9% STOPPINGONADIME Braking hastily (15) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
8% SLOW Apply the brakes (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
6% SCAN Read hastily (4) LA Times Daily Nov 27, 2025
5% ENCODE Apply a cipher to (6) LA Times Daily Nov 25, 2025
5% DAUBS Applies crudely, as paint (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025
5% DAB Apply cream (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025
5% LIP Place to apply gloss (3)
5% SKEDADDLE Run off hastily (9) (9) Mirror Classic Oct 22, 2025
5% PEDAL Accelerator or brake (5) New York Times Oct 20, 2025
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