Without being expected, forcing gruff exterior (12) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Without being expected, forcing gruff exterior (12) . 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SURPRISINGLY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SURPRISINGLY Without being expected, forcing gruff exterior (12) (12)
5% DUE Expected (3) Universal Oct 30, 2025
5% RIND Orange's exterior (4) Commuter Oct 25, 2025
5% OUTER Exterior (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 18, 2025
5% NORMAL Expected (6) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
5% TROLL Billy goats gruff foe (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2025
5% SHELL Oyster's exterior (5) Commuter Aug 30, 2025
5% CROAKY Gruff (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Aug 21, 2025
5% CORTEX Cerebral exterior (6) Newsday Aug 21, 2025
4% PLEA Forceful application (4) Newsday Nov 8, 2025
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