The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OPPRESS , but the solution may also be MOLEST which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Boston Globe).
Persecute crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OPPRESS | 38 % | 7 |
| MOLEST | 25 % | 6 |
| HARASS | 25 % | 6 |
| RATTEN | 13 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Persecute
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- oppress
- harass
- haunt
- monitor
- prosecute
- persecution
- continue
- pursue
- follow
- bully
- intimidate
- dog
Crossword Answer definitions
OPPRESS verb- To keep down by unjust force.
- To make sad or gloomy.
- Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result OPPRESS
- Be tyrannical
- Put an onus on
- Weigh upon heavily
- Rule despotically
- Persecute
- Lie heavily upon
- Tyrannize
- Keep down
- Burden with cruelty
- Subjugate
More clues leading to the result MOLEST
More clues leading to the result HARASS
- Bug
- Torment
- Dog
- Drive up a wall
- Be a constant pest
- Go beyond pestering
- Persecute
- Annoy persistently
- Hector
- Nag