Refrain from showing affection? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEARHUGS Refrain from showing affection? (8) Wall Street Journal Apr 10, 2025
8% ESCHEW Avoid, refrain from (6) The Times Concise Dec 11, 2025
8% NOTDO Refrain from (5) Newsday Sep 16, 2025
7% EIEIO Refrain from singing a nursery rhyme? (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
7% DEMONSTRATIVE Happy to show affection (13) (13) Puzzler Dec 3, 2025
7% PATTERN Model to show affection to bird (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Oct 23, 2025
7% AIR Refrain (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
7% ABSTAIN Refrain from voting (7) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 1, 2025
6% LUV Affection, informally (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 17, 2025
6% NOSTALGIA Wistful affection for the past (9) Puzzler Backwords Dec 16, 2025

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