The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word REAVE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2014.
Take forcibly, old-style crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REAVE | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Take forcibly, old-style
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reave
- smite
- strike
- hail
- swell
- seize
- usurp
- wrest
- rescue
- rescued
- rescuing
- hie
Crossword Answer definitions
REAVE verb- To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.
- To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence.
- To split, tear, break apart.
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