Desperate singletons abandon love to get young chicks (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Desperate singletons abandon love to get young chicks (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 3, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NESTLINGS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NESTLINGS Desperate singletons abandon love to get young chicks (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
6% ONE Singleton (3) The Telegraph Quick Aug 25, 2025
5% FORSAKES Abandons (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 1, 2025
5% NEST Place for chicks (4) Commuter Aug 26, 2025
5% PIE Desperate Dan loves a cow one (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 24, 2025
5% DIRELY In desperation (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
5% HEN Chick's mama (3)
5% COUNSEL Uncle, so desperate to get advice (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 22, 2025
5% DESERTS Abandons (7) Commuter Aug 14, 2025
5% FOR "___ the love of God" (desperate plea) (3)

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