Minus tie, retired accountant's absorbed in book Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Minus tie, retired accountant's absorbed in book featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on February 19, 2026. 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 DRAWBACK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRAWBACK Minus tie, retired accountant's absorbed in book (8) The Times Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
49% LEDGER Accountant's book (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 22, 2025
45% ASSET Advantage of old savings account in retirement (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 22, 2026
45% INTO Absorbed by (4) Premier Sunday Jan 18, 2026
45% SPONGY Absorbent (6) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
43% NEGATIVE Minus; pessimistic (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 3, 2026
41% ONE Three minus two (3) Commuter Feb 16, 2026
41% SOP ___ up (absorb) (3) USA Today Feb 13, 2026
41% ENGROSS Fully absorb (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 12, 2026
41% EINS Drei minus zwei (4) LA Times Daily Feb 2, 2026

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