Was told a difficult point had been captured by (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Was told a difficult point had been captured by (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HEARD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEARD Was told a difficult point had been captured by (5) (5)
7% WERE Had been (4) New York Times Mini Jan 15, 2026
7% WEVE "___ been had!" (4) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
7% IVE "... or so ___ been told" (3)
6% REMAINEDATLARGE Hadn't been captured yet (15) Newsday Nov 18, 2025
5% CUTANDDRIED Like hay perhaps, it had been settled beforehand (3,3,5) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 15, 2026
5% ELUDES Avoids, as capture (6) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
5% HAD "I've been ___!" ("I've been duped!") (3)
5% HASNT "It ___ been easy" (5) USA Today Jan 10, 2026
5% ITS "__ been a minute" (3) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
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