Forced to deal big blow — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Forced to deal big blow”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 20th Jan 2012. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Forced to deal big blow” is OBLIGATED (9 letters).
We last saw “Forced to deal big blow” in Guardian Cryptic on 20th Jan 2012.
The 9-letter answer for “Forced to deal big blow” is OBLIGATED.
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