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
67% SACRA Back bones (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
59% LETSRIP Holds nothing back (7) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
59% TELEVISE Broadcast on the box (S, not Z) (8) The Times Concise Oct 11, 2025
59% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) (8) Mirror Quick Sep 12, 2025
59% SITON Hold back for a time (5) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
59% SUCCESSOR Heir (9) The Sun Two Speed Aug 1, 2025
56% SON Certain heir (3) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
56% SIMBA Mufasa's heir (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
56% ESS Suffix with heir (3) New York Times Sep 12, 2025

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