The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EXTORTS which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2013.
Tries to shake down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EXTORTS | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tries to shake down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shakes
- shaking
- bump
- bumping
- bumps
- diddle
- exact
- extort
- batter
- bats
- fling
- flinging
Crossword Answer definitions
EXTORTS verb- To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity
- To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
- To twist outwards.
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