Fermenting agent still holding South Africa back (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YEAST Fermenting agent still holding South Africa back (5) (5)
6% LESOTHO Country inside South Africa (7) USA Today Sep 20, 2026
6% RAND Money in South Africa (4) The Telegraph Mini Sep 7, 2026
5% SPECIMEN Second enclosure holding mice back for example (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 16, 2026
5% LETITALLHANGOUT Hold nothing back (15) Newsday Oct 14, 2026
5% ERRATA Mistakes that Arrecife holds back (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 13, 2026
5% NARCS DEA agents (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 12, 2026
5% WENTTHEWHOLEHOG Didn't hold back (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2026
5% BOERWAR Late 19th-century conflict in South Africa (4,3) (7) The Sun Mini Oct 10, 2026
5% SILOS Where feed ferments (5) Newsday Oct 10, 2026
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