Frightened to take clothes off in custody (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Frightened to take clothes off in custody (4) last seen in Guardian Quick 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CARE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARE Frightened to take clothes off in custody (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 4, 2025
8% SCAREAWAY Frighten off (9) New York Times Midi May 8, 2026
8% DETER Frighten off (5) Puzzler Backwords Apr 29, 2026
8% NAB Take into custody (3) Newsday Mar 12, 2026
7% SPLITS Takes off (6) New York Times May 16, 2026
7% ARREST Take into custody (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Feb 12, 2026
6% SNAKEINTHEGRASS Traitor taking harnesses off (15) The Telegraph Cryptic May 20, 2026
6% SKATE Fish takes off (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed May 19, 2026
6% SCARY Frightening (5) Premier Sunday May 10, 2026
6% AIL Cleaner removing clothing to be off colour (3) The Times Quick Cryptic May 1, 2026

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