Backing short start of enemy ceasefire (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Backing short start of enemy ceasefire (5) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on January 4, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRUCE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRUCE Backing short start of enemy ceasefire (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 4, 2026
6% LATS Back muscles, for short (4) USA Today Jan 4, 2026
6% LAT Back muscle, for short (3) The Atlantic Dec 24, 2025
6% FOE Enemy (3) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025
5% CARGO __ shorts (5) LA Times Daily Jan 1, 2026
5% USSR "Back in the ___" (4) USA Today Dec 29, 2025
5% FORE Start for shadow (4) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
5% ASHWEDNESDAY Fast start? (12) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
5% NEMESIS Arch-enemy seems in trouble (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
5% ADS Boys don't start short commercial breaks (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 18, 2025

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