Basis for lying to head off complaints being raised Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basis for lying to head off complaints being raised featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on November 7, 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COT Basis for lying to head off complaints being raised (3) The Times Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
2% TRANSVERSE Lying across (10) New York Times Nov 7, 2025
2% DEFER Put off being freed indefinitely (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
2% NEED ___-to-know basis (4)
2% GPS Nav. system basis (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
2% IMPLY Mean and easily headed off (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
2% YEARLY On an annual basis (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 27, 2025
2% UPDO Raised coif (4) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
2% VALE Low-lying area (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
2% BRED Raised, as cattle (4) Commuter Oct 23, 2025

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