Hold back source of feed eaten by ruminants Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hold back source of feed eaten by ruminants 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEFER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFER Hold back source of feed eaten by ruminants (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 23, 2019
3% THINK Cerebrate, ruminate (5) The Times Concise Sep 18, 2025
3% SITON Hold back for a time (5) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
3% DWELL Ruminate (on) (5) Universal Sep 6, 2025
3% CALLOW Everything eaten by ruminant is green (6) The Times Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
3% RETAIN Hold back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 26, 2025
3% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) Family Time Jul 14, 2025
3% REED The ruminants go back to the grass (4) (4)
2% INUNISON Sopranos in university holding back as one (2,6) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
2% STOKES Feeds the furnace (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 22, 2025

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