Female serving as half of ward sister's replacement (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Female serving as half of ward sister's replacement (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on July 29, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WAITRESS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WAITRESS Female serving as half of ward sister's replacement (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 29, 2026
67% SELA Ward of "Sisters" (4) New York Times Jul 25, 2026
48% LIEU In __ of (replacing) (4) Newsday Jul 21, 2026
48% AVERT Ward off (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jul 13, 2026
48% FEND Ward (off) (4) Eugene Sheffer Jun 25, 2026
48% STAVE Ward (off) (5) Universal Jun 24, 2026
48% ICU Hosp. ward (3) Premier Sunday Jun 21, 2026
46% ONE Half and half? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 27, 2026
44% LISTEN Hear 51's half the score (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 9, 2026
44% EURO Franc's replacement (4) Thomas Joseph Jun 18, 2026

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