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
72% TOFFEE Hard sweet (6) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 18, 2025
69% TOFFEES Hard chewy sweets (7) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 17, 2025
66% ALL Entirely (3) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 23, 2025
66% INTHERED Broke entire shell of hard nuts (2,3,3) (8) The Guardian Quiptic Nov 9, 2025
66% ALOOF Hard to get to, in a way (5) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
66% WHOLE Entire (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
63% COOL "Sweet!" (4) LA Times Daily Nov 26, 2025
63% CLUB Association (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 24, 2025
63% REOPEN Get back in business (6) Newsday Nov 23, 2025

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