"___ it in the bud" ("Stop it from happening") Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "___ it in the bud" ("Stop it from happening") . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIP.

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Crossword Answer For "___ it in the bud" ("Stop it from happening"):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIP "___ it in the bud" ("Stop it from happening") (3)
10% PREVENT Stop from happening (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 21, 2025
7% INPROGRESS Expert stops entry happening (10) The Times Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
7% PALS Buds (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
7% PAL Bud (3) USA Today Oct 4, 2025
7% AMIGO Bud (5) The Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
6% DESIST Stop (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
6% ENSUE Happen after (5) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
6% OCCUR Happen (5) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
6% RECUR Happen again (5) Commuter Oct 22, 2025
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