Novice held back in ivory tower Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Novice held back in ivory tower 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TYRO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TYRO Novice held back in ivory tower (4) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 14, 2023
3% BATED Held back, as breath (5) Universal Sep 2, 2025
2% PISA Leaning Tower of ___ (4)
2% TOOTHPASTE Cleaner of some ivories? (10) (10) The Guardian Quiptic Nov 2, 2025
2% NEOPHYTE They open out for a novice priest (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
2% TUGBOAT Water-tower? (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 23, 2025
2% LEVER Novice always has a jemmy (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 22, 2025
2% OWNED Held the deed to (5) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
2% ABIDJAN Largest city and former capital of Ivory Coast (7) The Times Specialist Oct 20, 2025
2% KEY "Ivory" piano part (3) Commuter Oct 17, 2025

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