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The Clue

Stymied (8 letter answer)

The Answer

THWARTED

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Notes

The answer THWARTED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

THWART as a verb:

1. (thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk) = hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

THWARTED as an adjective:

1. (defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted) = disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"