Firm retaining trainee initially showing little interest Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STOLID Firm retaining trainee initially showing little interest (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 26, 2025
3% KEPT Retained (4) The Times Concise Dec 20, 2025
3% KEEP Retain (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
3% PEEK *Retain (4) Universal Nov 7, 2025
3% SATUP Showed sudden interest (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
3% NIBBLE Early show of interest (6) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
2% OOH "Interesting . . ." (3) USA Today Dec 19, 2025
2% RETSINA Drunk retains drink (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
2% INTERPRET Understand trainee contracted by sandwich shop (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
2% COHERENCE Firm in this place no longer with leader gone? That shows intelligibility (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 12, 2025

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