Hard to leave Confucian classic, which is topping Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hard to leave Confucian classic, which is topping last seen in Guardian 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ICING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ICING Hard to leave Confucian classic, which is topping (5) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 29, 2023
6% TAO Confucian concept (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 29, 2025
5% ALTER Change top when husband leaves (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
5% AERIAL Move in which a skier leaves the ground (6) New York Times Oct 1, 2025
5% HAT Word after "hard" or "top" (3) Universal Sep 5, 2025
4% CLOUTS Hits hard (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
4% CODA Classical closing (4) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025
4% GRAFT Hard work (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
4% TRAVAIL Hard effort (7) Commuter Nov 7, 2025
4% GUMARABIC Adhesive with which I stick a vessel up on top of cupboard (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 6, 2025

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