Old writer - with drink - starts speaking candidly Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old writer - with drink - starts speaking candidly featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on February 5, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OPENSUP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPENSUP Old writer - with drink - starts speaking candidly (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
6% LEVEL Speak candidly (5) Newsday Dec 29, 2024
6% OPENUP Speak candidly (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 16, 2021
6% LAYSITONTHELINE Speaks candidly (15)
5% OPEN Honest old writer (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Dec 14, 2025
5% TBH "Candidly," in text-speak (3)
5% LEVELS Speaks candidly (with): Colloq. (6)
4% ASIMOV Type of card penned by a very old, retired writer (6) The Times Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
4% ELMORE Writer Leonard (6) Thomas Joseph Feb 4, 2026
4% SLUR Speak unclearly (4) Commuter Feb 3, 2026

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