Associate's not entirely sweet -- hard to get backing Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Associate's not entirely sweet -- hard to get backing last seen in Telegraph 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOBNOB.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOBNOB Associate's not entirely sweet -- hard to get backing (6) The Telegraph Cryptic May 16, 2017
66% UTTERLY Entirely (7) USA Today Aug 22, 2025
66% ANSWER Get back to (6) Newsday Jul 13, 2025
63% REUNE Get back together (5) Commuter Aug 26, 2025
63% MIX Associate (with) (3) Newsday Aug 14, 2025
63% INTO Sweet on (4) USA Today Aug 1, 2025
63% GLAMROCK Genre associated with the bands T. Rex and Sweet (8) The Times Specialist Jul 14, 2025
63% SCIATIC Nerve associated with back pain (7)
60% RECOUP Get back (costs) (6) (6) Puzzler Aug 26, 2025
60% EPOCH Manage to get over hard time (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 6, 2025

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