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
76% DURESS Compulsion (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 25, 2026
70% PATHOLOGICALLIAR Compulsive deceiver (16) Newsday Jun 14, 2026
67% KLEPTOMANIA Compulsive stealing (11) Puzzler Backwords May 30, 2026
64% MANIA Chap on island with a preoccupation (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jun 20, 2026
64% METH Downfall of the boy in 2018's "Beautiful Boy," in brief (4) New York Times Jun 18, 2026
61% PROVISO Term (7) The Times Sunday Concise Jun 21, 2026
61% PATIO Preoccupation to show terrace (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed May 1, 2026
58% OBSERVANT Attentive attendant following old boy (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 30, 2026
58% ATTA "__ boy!" (4) Commuter Jun 19, 2026

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