One is refusing to handle shoe polish (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACKING One is refusing to handle shoe polish (8) (8)
8% INOLA Shoe polish brand (5) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
7% SANDAL Polish a large kind of shoe (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
7% SCUFF Mark on a freshly polished shoe (5) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
6% NOSIR Polite refusal (5) Universal Nov 11, 2025
6% CBER Driver with a handle (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 11, 2025
6% SUAVE Socially polished (5) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
6% WONT Refuses to (4) New York Times Nov 8, 2025
6% IDED Put a handle on (4) Newsday Nov 8, 2025
6% SEETO Handle (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 5, 2025
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