The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EMBATTLED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2005.
Beset by controversy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EMBATTLED | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beset by controversy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- embattled
- attack
- attacking
- attacks
- bau
- bay
- baying
- hassle
- assail
- difficult
- encounter
- encountering
Crossword Answer definitions
EMBATTLED verb- To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle
- To prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.
- To be arrayed for battle.
- To furnish with battlements; give the form of battlements to
- Subject to or troubled by battles, controversy or debates.
- Prepared or armed for battle.
- Of a wall, fortress, etc., having battlements or crenellations.
- Drawn with a line of alternating square indentations and extensions.
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