Old friend in deadlock (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old friend in deadlock (9) last seen in Guardian Quick 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STALEMATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STALEMATE Old friend in deadlock (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 1, 2026
10% IMPASSE Deadlock (7) LA Times Daily Jul 5, 2026
8% REVUE "Sondheim's Old Friends," e.g. (5) USA Today Jul 21, 2026
7% CASTINGVOTE Chairperson's final decision in case of deadlock (7,4) (11) Puzzler Aug 21, 2026
7% PHOEBE "Friends" role (6) Eugene Sheffer Aug 21, 2026
7% GETTOGETHER Gathering of friends (11) The Times Concise Aug 20, 2026
7% ELF Hobbit's friend (3)
7% OPAL Old friend gets a stone (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Aug 15, 2026
7% AMI Friend, in French (3) USA Today Aug 15, 2026
7% PALS Friends (4) Commuter Aug 13, 2026

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