Give-and-take retailer was ruined, old man keeping quiet (4,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Give-and-take retailer was ruined, old man keeping quiet (4,4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 14, 2025. 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 SWAP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWAP Give-and-take retailer was ruined, old man keeping quiet (4,4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
6% OPINE Give a take (5) LA Times Daily Aug 3, 2025
6% NDA Keep-quiet contract (3)
5% FORWARD Impudent old president keeps fighting (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
5% ORATE Old judge giving lecture (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
5% HUSH "Keep quiet!" or how you might respond to 5d (4)
5% BELTUP Be quiet! (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
5% SHH "Quiet!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
5% CUTLET Caught retailer offloading old piece of meat (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
5% ANN ___ Taylor, clothing retailer (3)

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