Conservative, challenged, losing head, snickered (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Conservative, challenged, losing head, snickered (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 19, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CACKLED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CACKLED Conservative, challenged, losing head, snickered (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
6% TORIES Conservatives (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 14, 2026
6% HARD Challenging (4) Thomas Joseph Feb 9, 2026
6% DEFY Challenge (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 5, 2026
6% DARE Challenge (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 9, 2026
6% ETHER Lead losing head for number (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026
6% HEH [Snicker] (3) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
6% HEHS Snide snickers (4) LA Times Daily Nov 13, 2025
6% PANIC Lose one's head (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 1, 2025
5% ELATION Son possibly losing head in euphoria (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 16, 2026

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