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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Threatened people defeated by first shot last seen in Telegraph 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 MENACED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MENACED Threatened people defeated by first shot (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 10, 2021
3% LOSSES Defeats (6) USA Today Jan 19, 2026
3% BESTED Defeated (6) Universal Jan 18, 2026
3% CREE First Nations people (4) Commuter Jan 17, 2026
3% BEATS Defeats (5) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
3% ORELSE Threatening words (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
3% MENACE Threaten chaps and chapesses equally at first (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 29, 2025
3% COW Threaten animal (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
3% ROUT Defeat (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 3, 2025
3% OMINOUS Threatening (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 6, 2025

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