Eat, though no starter included in held-up Christmas meal Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Eat, though no starter included in held-up Christmas meal last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LUNCHEON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LUNCHEON Eat, though no starter included in held-up Christmas meal (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 10, 2018
6% WAYLAID Held up though the road is finished (7)
5% SNACK Eat between meals, say (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
5% DINE Eat a meal (4) (4) Mirror Classic Sep 30, 2025
5% TROUT Solicitor eating starter of raw fish (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 17, 2025
5% NINE Switching starter, eat half of course? (4) The Times Sunday Cryptic Sep 7, 2025
4% SOMNOLENT Drowsy drunkard eats crushed melon - nice starter! (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 19, 2025
4% EATS Warms up, removing starter, then dines (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
4% ATBAY Held in check (5) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
4% HAS Includes (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025

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