Hold back sailor with taint of guilt Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hold back sailor with taint of guilt last seen in Telegraph 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABSTAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABSTAIN Hold back sailor with taint of guilt (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 14, 2023
3% LETITALLHANGOUT Hold nothing back (15) Newsday Oct 14, 2026
3% WENTTHEWHOLEHOG Didn't hold back (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2026
3% CONTAMINATED Tainted (12) Commuter Aug 27, 2026
3% IMPEDE Hold back (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 2026
3% STAIN Taint of guilt. (5)
2% SATSUMA Cantina must ask to hold back fruit (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 26, 2026
2% AHOY "Hey there, sailor!" (4) Boston Globe Mini Oct 23, 2026
2% OWNS Holds (4) USA Today Oct 21, 2026
2% AYE Sailor's assent (3) Newsday Oct 19, 2026

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