Old boy's term for compulsive preoccupation (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OBSESSION Old boy's term for compulsive preoccupation (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic May 14, 2025
70% HOARDER Compulsive collector (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 25, 2025
70% URGE Compulsion (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 22, 2025
61% WILL "Boys __ be boys" (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
61% WORD Term (4) USA Today Quick Nov 18, 2025
61% S Term (1) USA Today Quick Nov 18, 2025
61% MAAM Old-fashioned term of address (4) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
58% SCENE Rude old boy's missed part of act (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 12, 2025
58% LAD Boy (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
58% HOBO Down-and-out old boy entering house (4) The Times Cryptic Dec 10, 2025

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