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% DETER Put off (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 16, 2026
9% DELAY Put off (5) Newsday Sep 13, 2026
9% ASTOP Put ___ to (end) (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 12, 2026
9% STOP Put an end to (4) Newsday Sep 6, 2026
8% MIMIC Copy, take off (5) The Times Concise Oct 13, 2026
8% ISOLATE Cut off curly tail, so sombre ending (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 10, 2026
8% SITFORASPELL Take a load off (12) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2026
8% DECLAW Take the talons off (6) New York Times Special Crossword Sep 23, 2026
7% ASS Buffoon takes head off fish (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 18, 2026
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