Crossword answer
WREST
5 letters · Used for 14 different clues · 22 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2026
Letter pattern
WREST
Clues that lead to WREST
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Seize forcibly5Wall Street JournalSep 1, 2026
Pull women on vacation (5)5The SunJul 6, 2026
Take away by force (5)5The SunJul 6, 2026
Take by force5Wall Street JournalJul 1, 2026
Start work on the remainder (with a wrench?)5Evening StandardJan 29, 2026
Snatch forcibly5NewsdayDec 24, 2025
Pry away5NewsdayOct 18, 2025
Seize violently5The IndependentJun 25, 2025
Take forcibly5New York TimesApr 12, 2025
"__ triumph from toil and risk": Teddy Roosevelt5NewsdayFeb 22, 2025
Pull with force5New York TimesJan 10, 2025
Wrench5Evening StandardMay 20, 2024
The remaining ones we're told to pull off5Evening StandardApr 19, 2024
Wrench, necessitating whiskey and recuperation!5Evening StandardAug 25, 2020
About WREST in crosswords
WREST is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 22 times in our database across 14 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Seize forcibly” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on September 1, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
BAGELCommon bread for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich
GILDSNeedlessly adorns, in an idiom
SYNODChurch council
GRANDSplendid
ONIONVegetable
DRAPEHang
ONEONStatus after a leadoff walk
PIANOInstrument
DANDYFop shouted and yelled, somewhat (5)
TAINTTarnish tat in Barking (5)
FANGSPart of a Dracula outfit
ERODEWear away
MACAWKind of parrot
JIBESScornful comments
Every appearance of WREST (22)
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Sep 1, 2026
Seize forcibly · Wall Street Journal · 40 Across
Jul 6, 2026
Take away by force (5) · The Sun · 3 Down
Jul 6, 2026
Pull women on vacation (5) · The Sun · 3 Down
Jul 1, 2026
Take by force · Wall Street Journal · 24 Down
Jan 29, 2026
Start work on the remainder (with a wrench?) · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Dec 24, 2025
Snatch forcibly · Newsday · Across
Oct 18, 2025
Pry away · Newsday · Across
Jul 8, 2025
Take by force · Newsday · Across
Jun 25, 2025
Seize violently · The Independent · 17 Down
Apr 12, 2025
Take forcibly · New York Times · 44 Across
Feb 22, 2025
"__ triumph from toil and risk": Teddy Roosevelt · Newsday · Down
Jan 10, 2025
Pull with force · New York Times · 40 Down
Nov 1, 2024
Take forcibly · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Down
May 20, 2024
Wrench · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Apr 19, 2024
The remaining ones we're told to pull off · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Apr 1, 2024
Wrench · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Jan 11, 2024
Seize violently · The Independent · 1 Across
Sep 24, 2020
Start work on the remainder (with a wrench?) · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Aug 25, 2020
Wrench, necessitating whiskey and recuperation! · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 11, 2019
Wrench · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 17, 2019
The remaining ones we’re told to pull off · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Mar 5, 2018
Wrench · Evening Standard · 9 Across