Old maids accepting essentially loveless overtures Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old maids accepting essentially loveless overtures featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on October 17, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRELUDES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRELUDES Old maids accepting essentially loveless overtures (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
2% ITSON "Challenge accepted!" (5) Universal Oct 17, 2025
2% ACTIONS A court is accepting old and new lawsuits (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
2% WATER Ice, essentially (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 13, 2025
2% LENS Monocle, essentially (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
2% PARTANDPARCEL Essential component (of) (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
2% TOOL Handyman's essential (4)
2% RADII Spokes, essentially (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
2% RESTORE Make good overtures to reward nurses (7) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 8, 2025
2% RECEIVED Taken in, accepted (8) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025

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