Keep pinching the old lady's make-up Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Keep pinching the old lady's make-up last seen in Telegraph Toughie 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 FORMAT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FORMAT Keep pinching the old lady's make-up (6) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 18, 2015
5% LIE Make up, as an excuse (3)
5% NICKEL Pinch the Spanish metal (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 10, 2026
5% PRESERVE Maintain, keep up (8) (8) Puzzler Jan 8, 2026
5% NAAN Old lady consuming a bread product (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
5% HELLOKITTY Cat lady? (10) New York Times Jan 7, 2026
5% LAG Fail to keep up the pace (3)
5% ATITAGAIN Up to one's old tricks (9) Universal Jan 4, 2026
5% ADD "___ a pinch of salt" (recipe instruction) (3)
5% RECUR Keep coming up (5) New York Times Jan 2, 2026

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