Attempt to keep old people in sad play (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Attempt to keep old people in sad play (7) last seen in Puzzler 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRAGEDY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRAGEDY Attempt to keep old people in sad play (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic May 29, 2025
7% NOFLYLIST It keeps people grounded (9) Wall Street Journal Aug 7, 2025
6% TRIED Attempted (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 7, 2025
6% GRIEF Deep sadness (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
6% TRY Attempt (3)
6% WOO Attempt to attract (3)
6% HAPPIER Less sad (7) Premier Sunday Sep 28, 2025
6% RETAIN Keep (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 23, 2025
6% RETRY Attempt again (5) Universal Sep 20, 2025
6% ALAS "Sad to say ..." (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 17, 2025

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