Cyril, late as ever, somewhat embarrassed Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cyril, late as ever, somewhat embarrassed featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on May 1, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ILLATEASE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ILLATEASE Cyril, late as ever, somewhat embarrassed (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 1, 2026
5% ABASH Embarrass (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 30, 2026
4% ONTIME Not early, not late (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 1, 2026
4% ALLEGRETTO Somewhat quick tempo (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 30, 2026
4% FACEPLANTS Embarrassing tumbles (10) Wall Street Journal Apr 29, 2026
4% DECEDENT Late person (8) Wall Street Journal Apr 28, 2026
4% MAYBE Perhaps millions live on for ever (5) The Times Cryptic Apr 27, 2026
4% THEEND "... and they lived happily ever after. ___" (6) Universal Apr 25, 2026
4% RED Turn ___ (be embarrassed) (3) USA Today Apr 21, 2026
4% ROSSINI Composer somewhat cross initially (7) The Times Cryptic Apr 21, 2026

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