Insect holding up city catch is a specific dislike (4,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BETENOIRE Insect holding up city catch is a specific dislike (4,5) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 18, 2025
6% PROP Hold (up) (4) Universal Nov 6, 2025
6% SETBACK Hold-up (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 30, 2025
6% FLYPAPER Sticky sheet for catching insects (8) The Times Concise Oct 27, 2025
6% ROB Hold up (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2025
6% LASTS Holds up (5) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
6% ENSNARE Veteran's net holding up catch (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
6% DELAY Hold-up (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 8, 2025
5% NEAT Scotch order specification (4) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
5% HERS Gender-specific possessive (4) New York Times Nov 3, 2025

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