Protective cover for a book that leaves only the spine exposed (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Protective cover for a book that leaves only the spine exposed (8) . 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 SLIPCASE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLIPCASE Protective cover for a book that leaves only the spine exposed (8) (8)
7% BLACKMAIL Crime book to need protective covering (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 13, 2026
5% DISCS Parts of spines and brakes (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 15, 2026
5% LIES Pinocchio's are easily exposed (4) New York Times Sep 14, 2026
5% LONE Only (4) New York Times Mini Sep 13, 2026
5% SLEEVE Tempted female golfer to lift protective cover (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 11, 2026
5% RAGOUT Newspaper exposed Stew (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 4, 2026
5% EXODUS Leaving an Old Testament book (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 2, 2026
5% CHAPTER Covers of cloth more appropriate for part of book (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 31, 2026
5% ITS "Never judge a book by ___ cover" (3)
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