Aloof, as must a bare-faced Poirot have been? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Aloof, as must a bare-faced Poirot have been? featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on April 17, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DETACHED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETACHED Aloof, as must a bare-faced Poirot have been? (8) The Times Cryptic Apr 17, 2026
5% NEED Must have (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 24, 2026
5% NEEDS Must have (5) Newsday Mar 8, 2026
4% REMOTEST Most aloof (8) The Telegraph Quick Apr 17, 2026
4% NOW Having been victorious, returned immediately (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 17, 2026
4% ALIBI Legal plea of having been elsewhere (5) (5) Puzzler Apr 11, 2026
4% EKEDOUT Barely managed (7) Wall Street Journal Apr 9, 2026
4% ORAL Face-to-face exam (4) Universal Apr 7, 2026
4% NICE "Must be ___ . . ." (4) USA Today Apr 1, 2026
4% HASTO Must (5) New York Times Mini Mar 31, 2026

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