Gave a protégé expensive diamonds to begin with Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gave a protégé expensive diamonds to begin with last seen in Times 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AWARDED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AWARDED Gave a protégé expensive diamonds to begin with (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 25, 2023
87% DEAR Expensive beginning for a letter (4)
83% REARRANGED Gave new order to back limits on diamonds (10) The Times Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
79% PRY *Expensive (3) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
79% STEEP Expensive (5) LA Times Mini Oct 7, 2025
76% ICE Diamonds (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 19, 2025
76% HALO Diamonds around a ring's diamond (4) Newsday Sep 27, 2025
72% STADIUM Diamond setting (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025
72% FLAW Imperfection, as in a diamond (4)
72% GEMS Diamonds and rubies (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025

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