Discourage one of 9, perhaps, but not 1 Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Discourage one of 9, perhaps, but not 1 last seen in Telegraph Toughie puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DETER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETER Discourage one of 9, perhaps, but not 1 (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 31, 2025
9% LOSS Team discourager (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
9% NOS Discouraging words (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
8% SUSPECT One in the dock, perhaps (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
8% EGOMANIAC Narcissist to proceed into a cinema, perhaps (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 26, 2025
8% LOSEHEART Become discouraged (4,5) (9) Puzzler Dec 22, 2025
8% EXTREMITY In greatest distress, perhaps a hand (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
8% HEART Lose ____, become discouraged (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 7, 2025
7% CELEB One with many Insta followers, perhaps (5) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
7% SAWER One felling a small tree, perhaps (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 11, 2026

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