This is sometimes used in an attempt to quell a riot (4,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEARGAS This is sometimes used in an attempt to quell a riot (4,3) (7)
6% HOOT Riot (4) New York Times Oct 16, 2026
6% STAB Attempt to use a knife (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 7, 2026
5% EMAILS They sometimes bounce (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2026
5% LOL "What a riot!," in brief (3) New York Times Oct 14, 2026
5% INCITES Provokes (a riot, eg) (7) The Times Concise Oct 9, 2026
5% ROSEWATER Scented liquid sometimes used in Middle Eastern cookery (4,5) (9) Puzzler Oct 7, 2026
5% TRIED Attempted (5) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2026
5% FUJIYAMA Name sometimes used for Japan's tallest mountain (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 4, 2026
5% DOWNS Football attempts (5) Commuter Oct 3, 2026
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