Decline to back staff, retaining one that's full of energy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Decline to back staff, retaining one that's full of energy featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on November 7, 2025. 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 GASMAIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GASMAIN Decline to back staff, retaining one that's full of energy (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
58% ALIVE Full of energy (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 27, 2025
58% GOGO Full of energy (4) The Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
53% HOUSE Full back? (5) LA Times Mini Oct 5, 2025
49% AHEAD Full steam ___ (with max energy) (5)
47% KEEP Retain (4) Premier Sunday Nov 2, 2025
47% KEPT Retained (4) LA Times Daily Oct 28, 2025
45% AILMENT Cycling back around staff complaint (7) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 22, 2025
45% CREW Staff patted themselves on the back? (4) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 23, 2025
45% MINISTER One retained by church? (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 19, 2025

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