Old synonym for “lifted” or “removed”, now only used in an idiomatic phrase Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old synonym for “lifted” or “removed”, now only used in an idiomatic phrase last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOIST.

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Crossword Answer For Old synonym for “lifted” or “removed”, now only used in an idiomatic phrase:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOIST Old synonym for “lifted” or “removed”, now only used in an idiomatic phrase (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 17, 2023
5% HATS Roles, idiomatically (4) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
4% ELATE Lift up (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 13, 2025
4% JACK Boy in lift? (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
4% STAT "Now," in the OR (4) Commuter Nov 12, 2025
4% LIVE On now (4) New York Times Nov 11, 2025
4% YEA "Aye" anagram and synonym (3)
4% PEA One of two in an idiomatic pod (3) The Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
4% ASYET Now and then? (5) Newsday Nov 8, 2025
4% STOREY Stop on a lift (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025

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