Take by force Crossword Clue

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Take by force Crossword Answer

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USURP

(5 letters)

CAPTURE

(7 letters)

COMMANDEER

(10 letters)

SEIZE

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FORCE (noun)
1. (of a law) having legal validity
2. group of people willing to obey orders
FORCE (verb)
1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
2. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
TAKE (noun)
1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
2. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
TAKE (verb)
1. be capable of holding or containing
2. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

USURP
(5 letters)
CAPTURE
(7 letters)
COMMANDEER
(10 letters)
SEIZE
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
STREW

More WSJ Crossword (7/1/2026) Answers

Across

1. Perp pursuer

4. Gustav Mahler’s composer wife

8. Record holder

14. Bonobo e.g.

15. Real hoot

16. Slightly colored

17. *Remington products

19. Cast parties?

20. Cowboys’ contest, e.g.

21. Drubs

22. “Forget You” singer Green

23. Two-masted sailing ship

25. Nest eggs for srs.

27. Understood by a select few

29. Close copy

31. Mar.-Nov. setting

32. Unchanged

35. Gross out

36. Slapdash, or what the starred answers are, literally

39. NPR journalist Stamberg

42. Tag-along to Oz

43. Hindu honorific

46. Inform

48. *Part of a car or a pinball machine

51. Hold ’em holding

52. Creative pursuits

55. Cries out (for)

56. Have faith in

58. Draw

60. Any of 35 for Beyoncé

61. *Debate answer

63. Online reviewer of a business

64. Ring out

65. Waste watchers org.

66. Fits well together

67. Agile

68. King, to Cato

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Down

1. Potent java, informally

2. Editorial writers, e.g.

3. Free of flaws

4. Ferdinand’s kingdom

5. Istanbul currency

6. Crib call

7. Cruising, perhaps

8. Place for a groom

9. Cause of some head-scratching

10. *Made necessary

11. Vain indulgence

12. Fashion brand with a Medusa logo

13. Harris and Helms

18. First name in scat singing

22. Ill-mannered fellow

26. Khan who founded Khan Academy

28. Subj. for U.S. newcomers

30. Mature leader?

33. Pursuing

34. Longtime ruler of China

36. *Disdainful snort

37. Singer-songwriter DiFranco

38. Sad sound

39. Gullible type

40. Cornered

41. Lighthouse staircases, typically

43. Ghostly apparition

44. Permit-seeking annoyance

45. Agcy. with many returns

47. Lustful creatures of myth

49. Hard to control

50. Essential part

53. They cover a lot of ground

54. Pricey

57. Crook with Hook

59. Uphill lift

60. Hotel amenity

62. Indulgent

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