Decline in talk kept back (3) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Decline in talk kept back (3) featured in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle on March 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SAG.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAG Decline in talk kept back (3) (3) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Mar 14, 2026
9% RANON Just kept talking and talking (5) USA Today Mar 5, 2026
8% D Back talk (1) USA Today Quick Feb 21, 2026
8% SASS Back talk (4) USA Today Quick Feb 21, 2026
8% SASSING Talking back to (7) New York Times Feb 19, 2026
8% SASSES Talks back to (6) New York Times Feb 8, 2026
7% WANING In decline (6) Newsday Mar 8, 2026
7% YAP Talk and talk and talk ... (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 26, 2026
7% EROSION Gradual decline (7) Newsday Feb 22, 2026
7% SASSY Full of back talk (5) USA Today Jan 29, 2026

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