Times broke scandal - the first of a number of hard-hitting blows, poetically speaking Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMITES Times broke scandal - the first of a number of hard-hitting blows, poetically speaking (6)
6% SOCK Hard blow (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 5, 2025
5% AINT "If it ___ broke . . ." (4) USA Today Nov 23, 2025
5% CLOUTS Hits hard (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
5% SOLACE Comfort in hard times (6) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
5% DIRTPOOR Scandal broke but with practically nothing behind it (4,4) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
5% THUMP Hit hard (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 14, 2025
5% TONK Hit hard (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
5% WHACKS Hits hard (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
5% LURID Scandalous (5) Commuter Sep 30, 2025
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