“A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure” according to Ambrose Bierce Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure” according to Ambrose Bierce last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABSTAINER.

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Crossword Answer For “A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure” according to Ambrose Bierce:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABSTAINER “A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure” according to Ambrose Bierce (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 14, 2021
4% FALLEN Everyone in Slough yielded to temptation (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 22, 2025
4% CYNIC Ambrose Bierce, notably (5) USA Today Feb 24, 2019
3% PER According to (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
3% ITD "___ be my pleasure!" (3)
3% ALA According to (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
3% HIKER Person who's on the trail (5) Universal Dec 11, 2025
3% PACT Accord (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 4, 2025
3% BETA Weak, submissive person, in modern slang (4) New York Times Dec 2, 2025
3% ROBBER Person who steals (6) (6) The Sun Mini Dec 2, 2025

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