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:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUTTONHOLE Detain for a talk (10)
3% YAK Talk and talk (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 25, 2025
3% WERE "Now __ talking!" (4) LA Times Daily Nov 25, 2025
3% GOON "Keep talking" (4) LA Times Daily Nov 24, 2025
3% TED ___ Talks (inspirational talks): Abbr. (3)
3% GAB Talk on and on and on and on (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 22, 2025
3% ONE "You're ___ to talk!" (3) USA Today Nov 22, 2025
3% NATTER Talk on and on (6) Commuter Nov 21, 2025
3% IMLATE "No time to talk!" (6) USA Today Nov 20, 2025
3% TOUT Talk up (4) Universal Nov 19, 2025
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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.