Puts in and takes the tail end off (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOCKS Puts in and takes the tail end off (5) (5)
9% REPEL Put off (5) New York Times Nov 29, 2025
9% TABLE Put off (5) New York Times Nov 29, 2025
9% DEFER Put off (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 12, 2025
9% SHED Take off (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
9% ANTIPODAL Top and tail without starting off at opposite ends (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
8% UNCAP Take the top off (5) Universal Dec 15, 2025
8% SIT Take a load off (3)
8% UNSTRAP Take off, as a guitar (7) Thomas Joseph Dec 1, 2025
8% ROUE Take end off cathedral with rake (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 27, 2025
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