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% SER Sun. talk (3) Eugene Sheffer Jun 16, 2026
3% THAT Talk-Talk linkup, in the title of a 2012 Rihanna hit (4) The Washington Post Mini Jun 16, 2026
3% SASS Back talk (4) USA Today Jun 12, 2026
3% RAPS Talks over music? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 12, 2026
3% GREED "This is the ___ they talk about in the Bible" (5) The Atlantic Jun 12, 2026
3% EARFUL Talking-to (6) LA Times Daily Jun 10, 2026
3% SMALL Such talk is insignificant (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 10, 2026
3% TED ___ talk (3) New York Times Jun 9, 2026
3% IDA Windbag regularly detains this woman (3) (3) The Guardian Quiptic Jun 7, 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.