Wife returned, about to fly off the handle Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STORM Wife returned, about to fly off the handle (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 24, 2017
8% SEERED Fly off the handle (3,3) (6) Puzzler Dec 7, 2025
6% AGLOW Blooming Russian returns with wife (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
6% FRAUDULENT Dishonest foreign wife with depression about guilt, off and on (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 10, 2025
6% TREAT Handle (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 9, 2025
6% SEETO Handle (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 5, 2025
6% LOSESIT Flies off the handle (7) New York Times Sep 23, 2025
6% FLIPOUT Fly off the handle (7) LA Times Daily Mar 11, 2025
6% SNAP Fly off the handle (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 1, 2025
6% THROWAFIT Fly off the handle (9) USA Today Jan 11, 2024

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