Keep afloat, but don't turn in (4,2) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Keep afloat, but don't turn in (4,2) last seen in Puzzler 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STAYUP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAYUP Keep afloat, but don't turn in (4,2) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 31, 2025
71% WEARS Dons (5) LA Times Mini Oct 5, 2025
71% CRUISE Holiday afloat for Tom? (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 16, 2025
71% BUOYUP Keep afloat (6) Universal Dec 28, 2024
71% BUOYS Keeps afloat (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 22, 2024
71% BUOY Keep afloat (4) LA Times Daily Aug 13, 2023
71% SWIMS Keeps afloat (5)
67% TONIC The "T" in a G&T cocktail (5) USA Today Oct 18, 2025
67% TREADS ___ water (stays afloat) (6) USA Today Aug 31, 2025
64% DRYSDALE Don in Cooperstown (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 26, 2025

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