Holds out as former lover takes care (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXTENDS Holds out as former lover takes care (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Aug 11, 2024
8% TEND Take care of (4) Commuter Dec 17, 2025
8% EXES Former lovers (4) Commuter Dec 12, 2025
8% TENDS Takes care of (5) Universal Nov 7, 2025
8% SEETO Take care of (5) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
8% SEESTO Takes care of (6) Universal Oct 23, 2025
7% DELETE Take out (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
7% ONIT "I'm taking care of that" (4) LA Times Daily Dec 1, 2025
7% EXPANSE Former lover criticizes eastern area (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
7% GRAB Suddenly take hold of (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Nov 25, 2025

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