A cardinal holding island back? That’s ludicrous Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASININE A cardinal holding island back? That’s ludicrous (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 5, 2023
73% STEMS Holds back (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 6, 2026
70% SILLY Ludicrous (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 5, 2025
67% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) (8) Mirror Quick Jan 2, 2026
67% REINSIN Holds back (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 28, 2025
67% DETAINS Holds back (7) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
64% EMOTIONAL Holding back tears, perhaps (9) LA Times Daily Feb 14, 2026
64% SECOND Project holding company back (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
64% SIN Cardinal ___ (3) New York Times Dec 27, 2025
61% STL Cardinals, on scoreboards (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026

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