Area up front usually needs to house fruit machine (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Area up front usually needs to house fruit machine (9) last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 AUTOMATON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AUTOMATON Area up front usually needs to house fruit machine (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 29, 2025
7% DOORSTEP Area just outside the front of a house (8) The Times Concise Oct 17, 2025
6% ATTIC House's storage area (5) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
6% LOAD Front ___ (washing machine type) (4)
5% TIEIN Commercial link-up that is needing external money (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
5% OLD "This ___ House" (3) TV Nov 9, 2025
5% CASSETTETAPES Any activities on them need to be wound up (13) New York Times Nov 9, 2025
5% PER As __ usual (3) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
5% NORMAL Usual (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 4, 2025
5% TANGERINES Fork prongs picking up passion fruit (10) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 4, 2025

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