Turned tail when collared by new activist Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Turned tail when collared by new activist featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on October 29, 2025. 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 MILITANT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MILITANT Turned tail when collared by new activist (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
3% NAB Collar (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2025
3% OVER Turn __ a new leaf (4) Newsday Sep 15, 2025
3% YEAST Poet turning tail, cause of ferment? (5) The Times Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
2% NELSON Activist Mandela (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 29, 2025
2% LEASH Dog collar attachment (5) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
2% WAGS Tail movements (4) Universal Oct 29, 2025
2% ERIN Activist Brockovich (4) New York Times Oct 23, 2025
2% AUDRE Activist poet Lorde (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 22, 2025
2% MARSHA LGBTQ+ activist ___ P. Johnson (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025

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