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% SWEATS Works hard in jumpers without hesitation (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Nov 8, 2025
82% UHS Verbal hesitations (3) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
82% UMM Hesitation sound (3)
82% GUNSHY Very hesitant (6) Newsday Nov 30, 2025
82% DITHER Hesitate, waver (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 21, 2025
82% UMS Hesitant syllables (3) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
82% ERS Hesitant sounds (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 8, 2025
82% ERM Hesitant response (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
82% POSTDOC Research position for new Ph.D.'s (7) USA Today Oct 22, 2025

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