Hold in close affection Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hold in close affection 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CUDDLE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CUDDLE Hold in close affection (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 24, 2017
3% NIGH Close (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
3% AFAR Not even close (4) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2025
3% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
3% EYED Studied closely (4) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
3% DOTE Shower affection (on) (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2025
3% ELNINO Climate-affecting current (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 18, 2025
3% LOVE Nothing but affection (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
3% MOVED Emotionally affected (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Oct 15, 2025
3% SHADOWED Followed closely (8) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025

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