Held back love, meeting heartless female relative Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Held back love, meeting heartless female relative 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 ONICE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONICE Held back love, meeting heartless female relative (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 21, 2024
6% BATED Held back, as breath (5) Universal Sep 2, 2025
6% AUNT Female relative (4) (4) Mirror Classic Aug 25, 2025
6% GRANDMA Female relative (7) (7) Puzzler Aug 19, 2025
6% AUNTS Female relatives (5) The Telegraph Mini Jul 22, 2025
6% NIECE Female relative (5) The Times Concise Jul 14, 2025
6% NIECES Female relatives (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 7, 2025
5% SHED Female meets duke in Slough (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Oct 4, 2025
5% MERMAID Fantastic female compiler, married, held in police operation (7) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 1, 2025
5% ADHERED Held fast (to) (7) The Times Concise Oct 1, 2025

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