Deserter playing truant holds firm Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deserter playing truant holds firm featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on January 2, 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 TURNCOAT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TURNCOAT Deserter playing truant holds firm (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
3% ABSENTEE Truant (8) (8) Puzzler Dec 17, 2025
3% ABANDON A musical group playing in desert (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 9, 2025
3% AWOL Truant GI (4) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
3% TAKESASTAND Holds firm against opposition (11) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
2% ARID Dry as a desert (4)
2% AVIS Car rental firm (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 31, 2025
2% LADE Store in the hold (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 31, 2025
2% WAITAMINUTE "Hold on!" (11) USA Today Dec 30, 2025
2% OASIS Fertile area in a desert (5) USA Today Dec 27, 2025

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