Excessively keen to start with, maiden maybe grabbed the reins Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Excessively keen to start with, maiden maybe grabbed the reins last seen in Guardian 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 TOOKOVER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TOOKOVER Excessively keen to start with, maiden maybe grabbed the reins (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 5, 2023
5% CURBS Reins in (5) Premier Sunday Sep 7, 2025
5% COVER Protect cold maiden maybe (5) The Times Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
5% CURB Rein in (4) Newsday Aug 22, 2025
4% SPARE Excess (5) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
4% OVERSTOCK Excess of inventory (9) New York Times Sep 5, 2025
4% LED Had the reins (3) New York Times Sep 4, 2025
4% NEE Maiden name preceder (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 3, 2025
4% NA Keen on (2) USA Today Quick Aug 29, 2025
4% INTO Keen on (4) USA Today Quick Aug 29, 2025

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