Resign, depressed after returning beloved animals (4,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Resign, depressed after returning beloved animals (4,4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 16, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STEPDOWN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEPDOWN Resign, depressed after returning beloved animals (4,4) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 16, 2026
6% DEAR Beloved (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 4, 2026
6% DARLING Beloved (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 3, 2026
6% QUIT Resign (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 11, 2026
6% QUITS Resigns (5) Eugene Sheffer Jul 8, 2026
5% STEP ___ down (resign) (4) USA Today Sep 13, 2026
5% RINGERS People playing bells resign, surprisingly, after introduction of rule (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 11, 2026
5% CALLITQUITS After phone sex, resigns - give up, as there's no winner here (4,2,5) (11) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2026
5% GANESHA Beloved Hindu deity (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 3, 2026
5% TONI Word on the cover of Beloved (4) Newsday Aug 28, 2026

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