Young man subdued by extremely brittle weapon (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLADE Young man subdued by extremely brittle weapon (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 24, 2026
5% HOORAYHENRY Young upper-class man (6,5) (11) The Sun Mini Oct 31, 2026
5% GARMENT Weapon cutting man's piece of clothing (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 26, 2026
5% HARMONY Keeping house, holding weapon extremely nervously (7) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 15, 2026
5% MASTER Subdue the young man (6) (6)
4% BOW Archer's weapon (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2026
4% TASER Immobilising weapon (5) The Times Concise Nov 3, 2026
4% SWORD Fencing weapon (5) Commuter Nov 2, 2026
4% KNIFE Clue weapon (5) USA Today Nov 1, 2026
4% ULTRA Extreme (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 31, 2026

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