Winston Smith's greatest fear, in "1984" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RATS Winston Smith's greatest fear, in "1984" (4)
72% ALI "The Greatest" (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
68% LEST For fear that (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
68% TIMOROUS Fearful (8) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
68% DREAD Fear (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 23, 2025
65% HORROR Fear (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 28, 2025
65% VSIGNS Gestures used famously by Winston Churchill and Harvey Smith, in different forms (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 7, 2025
65% RAT Winston Smith's fear in "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (3)
62% EERIE Fear-inducing (5) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
62% PALES Betrays fear (5) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
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