Controlling excitement, an epitome of sleep (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Controlling excitement, an epitome of sleep (7) last seen in Guardian 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SANDMAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SANDMAN Controlling excitement, an epitome of sleep (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 24, 2025
7% PIE Epitome of ease (3) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
7% ABC Epitome of simplicity (3) New York Times Sep 4, 2025
6% HOHUM Not exciting (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
6% AGOG Eagerly excited (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
6% BED Sleeping furniture (3) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
6% TAME Not especially exciting (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
6% AMPUP Excite, informally (5) Universal Oct 10, 2025
6% BUZZY Lively and exciting (5) New York Times Mini Oct 7, 2025
6% NAP Sleep briefly (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025

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