Dancer maybe needing control - Fred Astaire chose her conclusively (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dancer maybe needing control - Fred Astaire chose her conclusively (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 14, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REINDEER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REINDEER Dancer maybe needing control - Fred Astaire chose her conclusively (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 14, 2026
5% OPTED __ for (chose) (5) Newsday Dec 30, 2025
5% ASTAIRE Old Hollywood dancer Fred (7) Universal Dec 2, 2025
5% LEAD Dancer Fred Astaire, to Adele (4) New York Times Jul 17, 2015
4% ENDING Conclusion (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 9, 2026
4% OFF "Let's Call the Whole Thing ___" (Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers song) (3) The Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
4% THEIR Her and her (5) Newsday Dec 26, 2025
4% AMEN Prayer conclusion (4) Newsday Dec 23, 2025
4% GOGO Type of dancer (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 22, 2025
4% ANDSO "In conclusion ... " (5) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025

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