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% SEMI Not entirely (4) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
63% ALOOF Hard to get to, in a way (5) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
60% REUNION Engineers' association gets a nostalgic meeting (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
60% SOFT It's not hard! (4) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
60% COMPUTE Hard cheese about backing up estimate (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 16, 2026
60% ALLIANCES Close associations (9) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
60% LENIENT Not hard (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
60% AWESOME "Sweet!" (7) Universal Dec 30, 2025
60% RECOUP Get back, as losses (6) Newsday Dec 7, 2025

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