Indirect service provider promises to pay (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Indirect service provider promises to pay (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on June 29, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VICARIOUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VICARIOUS Indirect service provider promises to pay (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 29, 2026
7% IOUS Promises to pay, for short (4) Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026
7% IOU Promise to pay (3) New York Times Apr 28, 2026
7% PASTOR Service provider? (6)
6% ROTO ___-Rooter (plumbing service provider) (4)
6% PARSONS Service providers, of a sort (7) Wall Street Journal Apr 18, 2026
5% IMPLICIT Hinted at, indirect (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jun 28, 2026
5% OFUSE Serviceable (5) Newsday Jun 28, 2026
5% HEY "Pay attention!" (3) Commuter Jun 24, 2026
5% ANTE Pay to play (4) Eugene Sheffer Jun 23, 2026

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