Tricky situations produce scratches (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tricky situations produce scratches (7) last seen in Mirror 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 SCRAPES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCRAPES Tricky situations produce scratches (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jan 10, 2025
3% PLOY Tricky tactic (4) Newsday May 3, 2026
3% SCRAPE Drag across surface causing tricky situation (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 23, 2026
3% DELETE Scratch off (6) Newsday Apr 19, 2026
3% CLAWS Scratches (at) (5) LA Times Daily Apr 16, 2026
3% MASSE Tricky billiards shot (5) Wall Street Journal Apr 15, 2026
3% EKED Scratched (out) (4) Premier Sunday Apr 12, 2026
3% ITCH Scratch that! (4) The Atlantic Apr 10, 2026
3% ILLLIVE "'Tis but a scratch" (7) New York Times Apr 6, 2026
3% TIS "__ but a scratch" (3) LA Times Daily Feb 26, 2026

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