Back island runner to lose lead for sure Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Back island runner to lose lead for sure featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on December 5, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RELIABLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RELIABLE Back island runner to lose lead for sure (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
3% DEF "For sure" (3) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
3% YUP "Sure!" (3) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
3% YES "Sure!" (3) Commuter Nov 13, 2025
2% NODOUBT Surely bound to ground (7) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 3, 2025
2% KUDOS These islands back parties with honour and glory (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 30, 2025
2% DARKENS Loses light (7) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
2% RUGS Inside runners (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
2% NOPROB "Sure thing" (6) Newsday Nov 28, 2025
2% OSTRICH African runner (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 28, 2025

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