Clearing mouth, look forward to public speaking (13) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Clearing mouth, look forward to public speaking (13) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on November 17, 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EXPECTORATING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXPECTORATING Clearing mouth, look forward to public speaking (13) (13) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
7% ORATE Speak in public (5) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
7% AWAIT Look forward to (5) Universal Sep 16, 2025
6% DENTIST Worker looking down in the mouth (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 31, 2025
6% ORACLE One looking forward to something? (6) The Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
6% ANTICIPATE Look forward to (10) (10) Mirror Classic Sep 14, 2025
6% EXPECT Look forward to, await (6) (6) Mirror Classic Aug 18, 2025
6% EXPECTS Looks forward to (7) Commuter Aug 14, 2025
5% AN By mouth (2) USA Today Quick Nov 16, 2025
5% ORAL By mouth (4) USA Today Quick Nov 16, 2025

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