Judge to hesitate before covering king in pastry (6) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UMPIRE Judge to hesitate before covering king in pastry (6) (6)
6% DITHER Hesitate, waver (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 21, 2025
6% DEEM Judge to be (4) USA Today Quick Nov 19, 2025
6% F Judge to be (1) USA Today Quick Nov 19, 2025
6% DEEMS Judges (5) USA Today Nov 17, 2025
6% SCONES British pastries (6) Commuter Nov 12, 2025
6% UMS Hesitant syllables (3) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
6% ERS Hesitant sounds (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 8, 2025
6% EARS Elephant ___ (pastries) (4) New York Times Nov 7, 2025
6% ERM Hesitant response (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
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