Bear's going back half-heartedly for rat (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bear's going back half-heartedly for rat (4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 19, 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHOP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHOP Bear's going back half-heartedly for rat (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
61% BELOW Not on deck, shout half-heartedly (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
54% TOT Young child to blow horn half-heartedly? (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
52% ENFOLDING Idiot half-heartedly stops close, embracing (9) (9) The Sun Two Speed Dec 13, 2025
52% ALLTIME Back half of a GOAT? (7) New York Times Mini Nov 27, 2025
52% BSIDE Back half of a record (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
52% SUPERB Drink beer half-heartedly, drunk? Great! (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Nov 22, 2025
49% DOGGONE "Rats!" (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 12, 2025
49% LAID ___-back (easy-going) (4)
49% RECEDE Go back (6) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025

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