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Detain for a talk Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detain for a talk . 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BUTTONHOLE.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | BUTTONHOLE Detain for a talk | (10) | ||
| 3% | JAWED Talked and talked | (5) | LA Times Daily | Jan 30, 2026 |
| 3% | SPEAKS Gives a talk | (6) | Commuter | Jan 30, 2026 |
| 3% | SETON Not to be talked out of | (5) | Newsday | Jan 27, 2026 |
| 3% | SPEAK Talk (5) | (5) | Mirror Classic | Jan 25, 2026 |
| 3% | GAS Talk a lot | (3) | The Telegraph Mini | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 3% | RANON Talked and talked and talked | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 21, 2026 |
| 3% | PALAVER Idle talk | (7) | Eugene Sheffer | Jan 20, 2026 |
| 3% | LOOK "___ who's talking!" | (4) | ||
| 3% | SASS Back talk | (4) | The Atlantic | Jan 18, 2026 |
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In this clue, "Detain for a talk," the key is to think of a situation where someone stops you to have a conversation. "Buttonhole" refers to this act of stopping someone to talk, like when a politician is buttonholed by a reporter. It's a term that captures the idea of being detained or engaged in conversation.