Dog muck held up by child (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dog muck held up by child (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on June 12, 2026. 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 POOCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POOCH Dog muck held up by child (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 12, 2026
6% AMISS Wrong answer held up by schoolgirl (5) The Telegraph Cryptic May 28, 2026
6% KID Child (3) USA Today May 26, 2026
6% REARED Brought up, like a child (6) USA Today Apr 19, 2026
5% EASY "Child's play!" (4) LA Times Daily Jun 11, 2026
5% GIRL Child (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jun 10, 2026
5% SCAT Muck about in street (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 9, 2026
5% STEPSON Partner's child in Stone opens up (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jun 4, 2026
5% REACHER Lee Child protagonist (7) LA Times Daily Jun 3, 2026
5% PAW Dog's "dog" (3) Eugene Sheffer May 29, 2026

Clues for The Guardian Cryptic Puzzle on June 12, 2026

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