What the hero faces, in a cliffhanger Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERIL What the hero faces, in a cliffhanger (5)
6% HIS What's-___-face (3) Universal Sep 23, 2025
5% PIP "Great Expectations" hero (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% CHIN Part of the face (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 24, 2025
5% TONTO Western hero's pal (5) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
5% GRIMACE Contort the face (7) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 24, 2025
5% ARI "Exodus" hero (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
5% DIALS Clock faces (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 21, 2025
5% ODYSSEUS Siege of Troy hero (8) The Times Concise Oct 21, 2025
5% ATBAT Facing the pitcher (5) New York Times Oct 20, 2025
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