Threatening behaviour achieving an effect (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Threatening behaviour achieving an effect (8) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on March 18, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COERCION.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COERCION Threatening behaviour achieving an effect (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Mar 18, 2026
6% GALL Impudent behaviour (4) Puzzler Backwords Mar 18, 2026
6% FEATS Achievements (5) Thomas Joseph Mar 13, 2026
6% FEAT Achievement (4) Universal Feb 21, 2026
6% ALTRUISM Selfless behaviour (8) The Times Concise Feb 14, 2026
6% MENACED Threatened (7) Commuter Dec 10, 2025
6% AGGRO Threatening behaviour (5) Mirror Classic Oct 13, 2024
5% ACTUATE Bring into effect (7) (7) The Sun Mini Mar 17, 2026
5% BIASES Dunning-Kruger effect and the halo effect, e.g. (6) USA Today Mar 16, 2026
5% ECHO Guitar pedal effect (4) New York Times Mar 12, 2026

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