He kissed a mum, briefly - one is swinging for joint tenderness (10,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue He kissed a mum, briefly - one is swinging for joint tenderness (10,4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 16, 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 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOUSEMAIDSKNEE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOUSEMAIDSKNEE He kissed a mum, briefly - one is swinging for joint tenderness (10,4) (14) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
6% PDA Kissing on the street, briefly (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
6% HINGE Joint that's swinging? (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 1, 2025
5% NAN Mum's mum (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
5% FRO One way to swing (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
5% VISIT Swing by (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 20, 2025
5% BUSSES Kisses (6) LA Times Daily Sep 6, 2025
5% SORE Tender (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2025
5% BID Tender (3) The Telegraph Quick Aug 15, 2025
5% OA Joint wear & tear, briefly (2)

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