The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word REPRISALS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1951.
Retaliatory acts, especially in war crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REPRISALS | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Retaliatory acts, especially in war
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- vendetta
- holocaust
- armament
- hostility
- reprisal
- revenge
- pillage
- spoil
- spoliation
- operation
- countermeasure
- retribution
Crossword Answer definitions
REPRISALS noun- An act of retaliation.
- Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.
- The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.
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