Getting round backtracking editor, this writer's very cocky Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Getting round backtracking editor, this writer's very cocky featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on September 17, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IMMODEST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMMODEST Getting round backtracking editor, this writer's very cocky (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 17, 2026
50% BRASH Cocky (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 21, 2026
44% SCRIBE Writer's second copy - and editor's first (6) The Times Cryptic Aug 4, 2026
44% GOLFS Gets a round in? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 10, 2026
42% OPEN Honest round writer (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 6, 2026
42% MOONFACED Having a very round countenance (9) Wall Street Journal Aug 8, 2026
42% PARCHED Very dry, quiet, shrewd editor (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2026
38% SALVO Stable oddly very old and round (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 3, 2026
38% FUMES Toxic vapour; gets very angry (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 1, 2026
38% STET "Leave as is," to an editor (4)

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