Hesitate: it's hard to be positive Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hesitate: it's hard to be positive 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 HAVER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAVER Hesitate: it's hard to be positive (5) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 25, 2024
86% POSTDOC Research position for new Ph.D.'s (7) USA Today Oct 22, 2025
86% BALK Hesitate (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 15, 2025
86% LOATH Hesitant (5) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
86% WAVER Hesitate (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 27, 2025
86% INDECISIVE Hesitant (10) The Telegraph Quick Sep 12, 2025
82% UHS Hesitation sounds (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
82% ERM Hesitant sound (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 24, 2025
82% UMS Hesitant mumbles (3) Universal Sep 12, 2025
82% RELUCTANCE Hesitancy (10) Puzzler Backwords Aug 27, 2025

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