Instructed not to do business internally? (5-7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Instructed not to do business internally? (5-7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 22, 2025. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOUSETRAINED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOUSETRAINED Instructed not to do business internally? (5-7) (12) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
9% OPEN Doing business (4) New York Times Oct 2, 2025
8% TRAIN Instruct (5) The Telegraph Mini Dec 6, 2025
8% REOPENS Starts doing business again (7) USA Today Nov 22, 2025
7% RECIPE Cooking instructions (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 22, 2025
7% MERGE Tricky thing to do on a busy highway (5) New York Times Mini Dec 17, 2025
7% STEP Single instruction (4) New York Times Dec 17, 2025
7% SELFTALK Internal dialogue (8) Eugene Sheffer Dec 17, 2025
7% SELLSTO Does business with (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
7% PROFIT Business goal (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 12, 2025

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