Musician's wary, heading off, returning after short time Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MINSTREL Musician's wary, heading off, returning after short time (8) The Times Cryptic Jan 29, 2015
71% RNR Time off, for short (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2025
69% HOL Time off work, for short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 3, 2026
66% AVERT Head off (5) Newsday Dec 4, 2025
63% TREAD ___ lightly (be wary) (5)
63% CFO Co.'s $$$ head (3) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
63% LEERY Cautious, wary (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 30, 2025
63% YIELDS Financial returns slide off after year (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
63% GINGER Chorister heading off after good redhead (6) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 16, 2025
60% SYS "S" in GPS, for short (3)

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