Male heir holding box back, containing king's bones Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Male heir holding box back, containing king's bones last seen in Guardian 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 SKELETON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKELETON Male heir holding box back, containing king's bones (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 22, 2022
65% REINSIN Holds back (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 28, 2025
65% DETAINS Holds back (7) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
65% SACRA Back bones (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
56% CREATE Make box to contain energy (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Dec 14, 2025
56% PRINCE Royal heir (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 13, 2025
56% CANOFWORMS *Metaphorical container similar to Pandora's box (10) LA Times Daily Dec 9, 2025
56% LETSRIP Holds nothing back (7) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
56% TELEVISE Broadcast on the box (S, not Z) (8) The Times Concise Oct 11, 2025
54% OVERACT Open boxes at the front all contain ham (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 29, 2025

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