Half of guests not turning up at first -- rudely, one could be put out Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Half of guests not turning up at first -- rudely, one could be put out last seen in Telegraph 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TONGUE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TONGUE Half of guests not turning up at first -- rudely, one could be put out (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 16, 2019
6% CASTASIDE Put out of one's mind (9) LA Times Daily Nov 6, 2025
5% WENT Played one's turn (4) New York Times Mini Nov 6, 2025
5% SHOVE Push rudely (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 5, 2025
5% ARRIVE Turn up (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 1, 2025
5% SIDELINED Put out of action (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
5% LUMPSUM Payment for awful mumps turning up, oddly ugly at first (4,3) (7) Mirror Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
5% ACT It may be put on or cleaned up (3) The Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
5% FRACAS One in scarf turned up causing a disturbance (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
5% BRICKLAYER One putting up walls, perhaps * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2025

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