Head off, reluctant to concede opponents time Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AVERT Head off, reluctant to concede opponents time (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 22, 2024
6% ADMIT Concede (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
5% UNEAGER Reluctant (7) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
5% VENISON Game against bridge opponents is not off (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
5% DEAN Head Dane off (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
5% LOATH Reluctant (to) (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 6, 2025
5% TORO Matador's opponent (4) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
5% LEAVE Split, heading off for holiday (5) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 27, 2025
5% JETLAG Time off, perhaps? (6) New York Times Nov 13, 2025
5% RNR Time off, for short (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2025

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