Holiday cancelled? You must be joking (5,3) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Holiday cancelled? You must be joking (5,3) featured in Guardian Quiptic puzzle on August 9, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEAVEOFF.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEAVEOFF Holiday cancelled? You must be joking (5,3) (8) The Guardian Quiptic Aug 9, 2026
7% FUN "You must be ___ at parties" (3) USA Today Jul 14, 2026
7% GET AWAY Go on holiday? You must be joking! (8)
6% INON ____ the joke (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 6, 2026
6% GAG Joke (3) The Telegraph Quick Aug 6, 2026
6% HASTO Must (5) Universal Aug 6, 2026
6% NEGATE Cancel out (6) The Atlantic Aug 2, 2026
6% OBLIGATORY A must (10) Newsday Jul 31, 2026
6% MAGIC Joking response to "How did you do that?!" (5) The New Yorker Mini Jul 24, 2026
6% DAD ___ joke (3) New York Times Mini Jul 22, 2026

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