Threat of force — Spooner's spray didn't work Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Threat of force — Spooner's spray didn't work 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAILEDFIST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAILEDFIST Threat of force — Spooner's spray didn't work (10) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 17, 2022
98% MAILED FIST Threat of force — Spooner's spray didn't work (11)
78% ELIOT Writer T. S. ___ (5) New York Times Mini Sep 9, 2025
72% TAN Spray ___ (3) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
72% FRISKS Searches, using force and threats (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 2, 2025
68% ELSE "... or ___!" (threat) (4) New York Times Jul 2, 2025
65% MIST Ocean spray (4) LA Times Daily Sep 13, 2025
65% AEROSOL Fine spray (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 13, 2025
65% ENSLAVE Force to work in gentlemen's lav - eww! (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
65% PAM Nonstick spray (3) Eugene Sheffer Aug 30, 2025

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