Fiddling at wrist, chap may let one slip off Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fiddling at wrist, chap may let one slip off 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WATCHSTRAP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WATCHSTRAP Fiddling at wrist, chap may let one slip off (10) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 30, 2022
6% BETRAY Let slip (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Dec 1, 2025
5% DETERGENT Fend off chap's cleaner (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
5% ALTER Fiddle with (5) LA Times Daily Nov 21, 2025
5% TOY Fiddle (with) (3) New York Times Nov 19, 2025
5% TINKERER One fiddling around in a workshop (8) New York Times Nov 18, 2025
5% BOW Fiddle stick (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 15, 2025
5% DON Slip into (3) Universal Nov 2, 2025
5% SECOND __ fiddle (6) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2025
5% MANACLE Wrist shackle (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 12, 2025

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