Pessimist in Surrey finally turned up, blocking County Council (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pessimist in Surrey finally turned up, blocking County Council (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 19, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CYNIC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CYNIC Pessimist in Surrey finally turned up, blocking County Council (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
5% ESHER Surrey town (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
5% NEGATIVE Minus; pessimistic (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 3, 2026
5% DEFEATIST Pessimist (9) (9) Mirror Quick Jan 29, 2026
4% HEAT Turn up the ___ (pressure someone) (4)
4% DADE Miami-__ County (4) LA Times Daily Feb 17, 2026
4% DOC Dwarf cod turned up (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Feb 16, 2026
4% SENATE Roman council (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 14, 2026
4% END Finale (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 14, 2026
4% ABA Counsel council, for short (3) New York Times Feb 13, 2026

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