Cardinal, say, is back holding a letter-opener Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cardinal, say, is back holding a letter-opener last seen in Times 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEAR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEAR Cardinal, say, is back holding a letter-opener (4) The Times Cryptic Dec 30, 2021
6% EAST Cardinal point (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
6% HISEMINENCE Cardinal's honorific (11) New York Times Oct 2, 2025
6% RED Cardinal's color (3) Universal Sep 15, 2025
6% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) (8) Mirror Quick Sep 12, 2025
6% SITON Hold back for a time (5) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
6% THREE Cardinal number (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 4, 2025
6% PRY Open with a crowbar, say (3)
6% RETAIN Hold back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 26, 2025
6% SEND Post a letter, say (4)

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