Nightmare examination holding back Miliband? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Nightmare examination holding back Miliband? featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on August 12, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ORDEAL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORDEAL Nightmare examination holding back Miliband? (6) The Times Cryptic Aug 12, 2026
5% IMPEDE Hold back (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 2026
5% STOP Hold a large amount back (4) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 23, 2026
5% DAMAGE Hold back time - the price? (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 22, 2026
5% SPOILEDBRATS Nightmares for nannies (12) New York Times Jul 14, 2026
5% TEST Examine (4)
4% AUDITOR Examiner of accounts (7) Puzzler Backwords Aug 11, 2026
4% SCRUTINY Close examination (8) The Times Concise Aug 8, 2026
4% LOOKAT Examine (4,2) (6) Puzzler Aug 7, 2026
4% RETAIN Hold on to (6) USA Today Aug 7, 2026

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