Compelling Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 26 Aug 2023

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COGENT
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
ConvincingCrossword Clue
Company man is convincingCrossword Clue
Fellow fellow - thats clearCrossword Clue
Persuasive, as an argumentCrossword Clue
Well-reasonedCrossword Clue
Company man is powerfulCrossword Clue
Telling man to support firmCrossword Clue
Persuasive businessmanCrossword Clue
Convincing over information produced in courtCrossword Clue

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FORCING
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
___ the issue (making someone decide)Crossword Clue
Compelling description of what an a cappella quartet do in audition?Crossword Clue
Kind of bridge bidCrossword Clue

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COERCIVE
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Forcing ice cover to crackCrossword Clue
Using forceCrossword Clue
Forcing to break ice coverCrossword Clue
Pressurising old chap about cooked riceCrossword Clue
Strong-armCrossword Clue
Like a blackmailer's tacticsCrossword Clue
Having power to restrain Eric excited in bayCrossword Clue
The antithesis of easyCrossword Clue
Forcing customer to eat wild riceCrossword Clue

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FORCIBLE
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Vigorous; if corbelCrossword Clue
Convincing Catholic to cut minor weaknessCrossword Clue
Strong Catholic admits weakness? On the contraryCrossword Clue
Powerful Catholic overwhelmed by weaknessCrossword Clue
Convincing Catholic to wear odd habitCrossword Clue
Catholic admitted to weakness in using violenceCrossword Clue
Convincing Roman Catholic to admit weakness? Just the oppositeCrossword Clue

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MESMERIC
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Some not so awful crimes could be fascinatingCrossword Clue
Extremely macabre crimes, terribly fascinatingCrossword Clue
Hypnotic and compellingCrossword Clue
HypnoticCrossword Clue
FascinatingCrossword Clue

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POTENT
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
StrongCrossword Clue
Packing a wallopCrossword Clue
Strong, like a bet of TEN in the POT?Crossword Clue
Mighty figure cracking basinCrossword Clue
Strong container holds tenCrossword Clue
Powerful warning - not rightCrossword Clue
Strong temporary accommodation established by riverCrossword Clue

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URGENT
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
It's important to show half your wage went missingCrossword Clue
Burning egg, not wanting bagelCrossword Clue
Requiring immediate attentionCrossword Clue
Eye-grabbing email subject lineCrossword Clue
Needing to be done ASAPCrossword Clue
Game held up with fellow needing immediate attentionCrossword Clue
DireCrossword Clue
Drive time around noon — can't wait!Crossword Clue
!, in emailsCrossword Clue

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ARRESTING
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
A queen not currently acting as strikingCrossword Clue
Very noticeableCrossword Clue
Coppers work, remarkableCrossword Clue
Strikingly attractive actor must be gutted not workingCrossword Clue
Striking? Police officers are doing it regularlyCrossword Clue
Lovely job of a police officerCrossword Clue
CaptivatingCrossword Clue
Eye-catching stranger I upsetCrossword Clue
Stopping strikingCrossword Clue
Impressive responsibility of the policeCrossword Clue

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COERCER
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
He compelsCrossword Clue
Blackmailer, e.gCrossword Clue
Blackmailer, e.gCrossword Clue

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GLAMOUR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Charm heartless girl with love for the FrenchCrossword Clue
Grand Am, guzzling the ultimate in fuel, is parked next to our glitzy beautyCrossword Clue
Attraction leads to great, long-lasting romanceCrossword Clue
Appeal of grand Latin lover in ParisCrossword Clue
Appeal of grand Latin lover in ParisCrossword Clue
Fashion magazine that went digital-only in the U.S. in 2019Crossword Clue
Girl on the run gets our support, thats IT!Crossword Clue
Attractiveness of girl on vacation having affairCrossword Clue
Attractive qualityCrossword Clue
Alluring beauty finally deserting old Hollywood actressCrossword Clue

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IMPACT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Major effectCrossword Clue
EffectCrossword Clue
Collision has traffic, initially better on motorway, turned backCrossword Clue
Clash with politician blocking international lawCrossword Clue
Clash with politician blocking international lawCrossword Clue
Collision — shockCrossword Clue
Influence prankster and make a sceneCrossword Clue
A politicians bill has repercussionsCrossword Clue
Function under spirits strong effectCrossword Clue
Strong effectCrossword Clue

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INSISTENT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Continually urging relative to enter fashionable outdoor homeCrossword Clue
Demanding sister contributing to designCrossword Clue
Urgent aim to protect little siblingCrossword Clue
Time in playing tennis is demandingCrossword Clue
Pressing aim to welcome relativeCrossword Clue
Pressing aim to welcome relativeCrossword Clue
Muggins is tentatively keeping resoluteCrossword Clue
Playing tennis is, at first, terribly demandingCrossword Clue
Urgent and determined about sisterCrossword Clue
Not giving up on an argument, sayCrossword Clue

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MUST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Freshly pressed grapes before fermentationCrossword Clue
Is obliged toCrossword Clue
Simply have toCrossword Clue
Absolute necessityCrossword Clue
Has toCrossword Clue
ObligationCrossword Clue
Has toCrossword Clue
Has toCrossword Clue
Has toCrossword Clue
It’s compulsoryCrossword Clue

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PAGETURNER
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Urge parent developed to get exciting bookCrossword Clue
Thrilling bookCrossword Clue
Great readCrossword Clue
Engrossing bookCrossword Clue
Book that's hard to put downCrossword Clue
Attendant and artist in exciting bookCrossword Clue
Riveting bookCrossword Clue
Book that's hard to put downCrossword Clue
Exciting bookCrossword Clue
*It's hard to put downCrossword Clue

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PRESSURES
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Print media admitting certain stressesCrossword Clue
Reporters tackling undeniable adversitiesCrossword Clue
Lays a guilt trip on, sayCrossword Clue
Journalists confident being embedded with forcesCrossword Clue
Work burdensCrossword Clue
Newsmen must accept inevitable demandsCrossword Clue
ExigenciesCrossword Clue
ConstrainsCrossword Clue
Compelling forcesCrossword Clue

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SPELLBINDER
11 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gifted oratorCrossword Clue
Fascinating orator — ill-bred pensCrossword Clue
Captivating orator to read out letters, having file of documentsCrossword Clue
Gifted orator having to read out letters in file?Crossword Clue
Orator to provide series of letters for someone making a book?Crossword Clue
One entrancing period of work on farm machineryCrossword Clue
After some time, craftsman finishing book thats fascinatingCrossword Clue
Arresting speaker some time on fileCrossword Clue
Absorbing story blends peril with disruptionCrossword Clue
Enthralling orator, e.gCrossword Clue

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URGE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Appeal toCrossword Clue
"Irresistible" feelingCrossword Clue
Strong impulseCrossword Clue
Drive forwardCrossword Clue
DesireCrossword Clue
EncourageCrossword Clue
LongingCrossword Clue
ImpulseCrossword Clue
Strong desireCrossword Clue
Strong desireCrossword Clue

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MOTIVE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Investigator's interestCrossword Clue
GroundsCrossword Clue
It gives purpose and directionCrossword Clue
Reason for doing somethingCrossword Clue
Whodunit plot elementCrossword Clue
Reason for acting in new movie, capturing actor's essenceCrossword Clue
Reason for acting in new movie, capturing actors essenceCrossword Clue
Exercising veto Im showing purposeCrossword Clue
Inducement of sex rejected in advanceCrossword Clue
Reason for doing somethingCrossword Clue

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GOODSTORY
9 Letters

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BOLERO
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Open, waist-length jacketCrossword Clue
Tune from "10"Crossword Clue
Slow dance with quick turnsCrossword Clue
Cuban song genre that shares its name with a Spanish danceCrossword Clue
Spanish danceCrossword Clue
Cuban musical form to which Torvill and Dean famously performed in 1984Crossword Clue
Here’s a surprise about the French overture from Ravel? It’s not an overtureCrossword Clue
Short jacketCrossword Clue
Classic Ravel compositionCrossword Clue
Slow danceCrossword Clue

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HALING
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Dragging forciblyCrossword Clue
Forcing (a person) to go, as into courtCrossword Clue
SummoningCrossword Clue
PullingCrossword Clue

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CHARISMA
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Personal magnetismCrossword Clue
ArchaismCrossword Clue
Cleaner is master, generating great presenceCrossword Clue
Daily, ones mother makes personal appealCrossword Clue
Essentially cocky, Athos and Aramis developed allureCrossword Clue
Magnetic qualityCrossword Clue
Personal appeal from cleaners motherCrossword Clue
Maria's bowled over after church appealCrossword Clue
Marias bowled over after church appealCrossword Clue
Personal appeal is found in an engaging quality and a bit of attractivenessCrossword Clue

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TAPE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Scotch ___Crossword Clue
(Duct [?) measure]Crossword Clue
Roll for gift wrappingCrossword Clue
Strip and review private patient’s insideCrossword Clue
CassetteCrossword Clue
"Scotch" or "duct" endingCrossword Clue
Gaffer's adhesiveCrossword Clue
Mix ___ (personalized music compilation)Crossword Clue
Bad thing to be caught onCrossword Clue
Box sealerCrossword Clue

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INSURGENT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
*Memo stampCrossword Clue
Revolutionary books introduced by popular and powerful mass movement?Crossword Clue
Rebellious elected officials calling for immediate attentionCrossword Clue
Aliens organization trailed by very important rebelCrossword Clue
RebelCrossword Clue
International partners joining desperate rebelCrossword Clue
One sten gun shot bags resistance rebelCrossword Clue
Rising - rinse out ends before pressingCrossword Clue
Partisan from Gunners it turned outCrossword Clue
Revolutionary ginger nuts manfactured without one bit of gingerCrossword Clue

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SUBPOENA
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Order to attend courtCrossword Clue
Summon bean soup makerCrossword Clue
WritCrossword Clue
Base upon – court orderCrossword Clue
Mixed bean soup: its servedCrossword Clue
Demolished one pub as required by legal instructionCrossword Clue
Order to produce cooked bean soupCrossword Clue
Office temp, doctor open one legal documentCrossword Clue
Summons a vehicle back across open groundCrossword Clue
Summons a vehicle back across open groundCrossword Clue

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DRIVING
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Going down without right pilotingCrossword Clue
VigorousCrossword Clue
Forceful Republican enters in fallCrossword Clue
Forceful Republican enters in fallCrossword Clue
1 5 invested in most uninteresting assessment that's on the wayCrossword Clue
Forcing leader of race into pool eventCrossword Clue
Motivating runs in Olympic eventCrossword Clue
With accuracy or distance, a golf statCrossword Clue
ForcefulCrossword Clue
See Ingrid worried about using the carCrossword Clue

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COAGENT
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Associate in finance, sayCrossword Clue
One of multiple chemical activatorsCrossword Clue
Fellow realtor persuasive outside front of abodeCrossword Clue

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ENFORCER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
A bit of heaven for certain Mafia toughCrossword Clue
Mob toughCrossword Clue
ThugCrossword Clue
Tough hockey playerCrossword Clue
Policeman perhaps to go to heaven for certainCrossword Clue
Mob toughCrossword Clue
GoonCrossword Clue
Gangland disciplinarianCrossword Clue
Gangsters' disciplinarianCrossword Clue
CompellerCrossword Clue

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DRAGOON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Coerce mythical creature to consume first piece of orangeCrossword Clue
Coerce – a drongoCrossword Clue
What bores might do to trap old regimental figureCrossword Clue
CoerceCrossword Clue
Bore and thug taking advantage of the same good cavalrymanCrossword Clue
Soldier with battle-axe catching head of opponentCrossword Clue
Doctor followed by a roughneck soldierCrossword Clue
Fearsome woman full of love for cavalrymanCrossword Clue
Short stretch tough for a cavalrymanCrossword Clue
Beast in legendary tale about old soldierCrossword Clue

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COERCION
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pressure damaged core coinCrossword Clue
Force Cicero to wriggle aboutCrossword Clue
Ciceros wrong about government by forceCrossword Clue
Force party to bind over leaders in criminal investigationCrossword Clue
Force party to bind over leaders in criminal investigationCrossword Clue
Arm-twistingCrossword Clue
Cicero, unexpectedly concerned with government by forceCrossword Clue
Force has not met econometric modelCrossword Clue
Force has not met econometric modelCrossword Clue
Forcible persuasionCrossword Clue

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Showing 30 Matching Answers

COGENT

9 RELATED CLUES

FORCING

3 RELATED CLUES

COERCIVE

9 RELATED CLUES

FORCIBLE

7 RELATED CLUES

MESMERIC

5 RELATED CLUES

POTENT

7 RELATED CLUES

URGENT

9 RELATED CLUES

ARRESTING

10 RELATED CLUES

COERCER

3 RELATED CLUES

GLAMOUR

10 RELATED CLUES

IMPACT

10 RELATED CLUES

INSISTENT

10 RELATED CLUES

MUST

10 RELATED CLUES

PAGETURNER

10 RELATED CLUES

PRESSURES

9 RELATED CLUES

SPELLBINDER

10 RELATED CLUES

URGE

10 RELATED CLUES

MOTIVE

10 RELATED CLUES

GOODSTORY

BOLERO

10 RELATED CLUES

HALING

4 RELATED CLUES

CHARISMA

10 RELATED CLUES

TAPE

10 RELATED CLUES

INSURGENT

10 RELATED CLUES

SUBPOENA

10 RELATED CLUES

DRIVING

10 RELATED CLUES

COAGENT

3 RELATED CLUES

ENFORCER

10 RELATED CLUES

DRAGOON

10 RELATED CLUES

COERCION

10 RELATED CLUES

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