Each holding tears back makes wish Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Each holding tears back makes wish featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on December 19, 2025. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ASPIRE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASPIRE Each holding tears back makes wish (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
3% REGRET Wish one could take back (6) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
3% WEPT Was in tears (4) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
3% PAMPER For each to hold a politician to spoil (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
3% CRY Be in tears (3)
3% REINSIN Holds back (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 28, 2025
3% REND Tear (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
3% CRYING In tears (6) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
3% RIPPING Tearing (7) The Times Concise Nov 3, 2025
3% DETAINS Holds back (7) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025

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