Inveterate and bluff king keeps somewhat unfriendly at first Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Inveterate and bluff king keeps somewhat unfriendly at first last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 HABITUAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HABITUAL Inveterate and bluff king keeps somewhat unfriendly at first (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 29, 2016
2% STET Editor's "keep it" (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
2% MONITOR Keep an eye on (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 10, 2025
2% CHARMLESS Conservative, innocuous and unfriendly (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
2% ATAD Somewhat (4) New York Times Oct 8, 2025
2% FROSTY Unfriendly or chilly (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
2% RATHER Somewhat (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 7, 2025
2% ISH Somewhat (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
2% ATIT Keep ___ ("Keep trying!"): 2 wds. (4)
2% ACRID Help to keep king sharp (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 24, 2025

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