Removes children, withdrawn over inadequate service (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Removes children, withdrawn over inadequate service (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 9, 2026.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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DELETES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DELETES Removes children, withdrawn over inadequate service (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% MEAGER Inadequate (6) Commuter Dec 15, 2025
5% PAR Not up to ___ (inadequate) (3)
5% KIDS Children (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 2, 2025
5% LOOSE Inadequately fastened (5) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
4% ROPY Work between the lines is inadequate (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 10, 2026
4% BAGS Book carriers for children (4)
4% USE Put into service (3)
4% ITERATE Do over and over and over (7) Universal Jan 4, 2026
4% ABOVE Over (5) Commuter Jan 3, 2026

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