Favour cured meat, a somewhat dicey business (10) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Favour cured meat, a somewhat dicey business (10) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 30, 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BACKGAMMON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKGAMMON Favour cured meat, a somewhat dicey business (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
5% JERKY Stop-start; cured dried meat (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 25, 2026
5% NITRATES Substances found in cured meats and explosives (8) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
5% ISH "Somewhat" (3) Universal Jan 2, 2026
5% HAM "Cured" meat in a Denver sandwich (3)
5% ABIT Somewhat (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 17, 2025
5% REMEDY Cure (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 9, 2025
5% FOR In favour of (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 9, 2025
5% SALAMI Italian cured meat (6) Commuter Nov 18, 2025
5% BILTONG South African cured meat product (7) The Times Concise Nov 8, 2025

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