Hopeful prohibition gets lifted during decline Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WANNABE Hopeful prohibition gets lifted during decline (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 24, 2022
3% BAN Prohibition (3) Newsday Oct 23, 2025
3% FORBID Prohibit (6) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 12, 2025
3% NIX Prohibit (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 18, 2025
3% BATHTUBGIN *Homemade liquor during Prohibition (10) LA Times Daily Jul 8, 2025
2% NEIN It's declining in Berlin (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
2% CAPE ____ of Good Hope (4) USA Today Quick Oct 25, 2025
2% DONOT Words of prohibition (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 24, 2025
2% HEAVE Lift with effort (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 21, 2025
2% HOISTS Lifts with a pulley (6) New York Times Oct 19, 2025

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