Shock when quiet retiring gentleman cracks safe Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shock when quiet retiring gentleman cracks safe featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on February 27, 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 SURPRISE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SURPRISE Shock when quiet retiring gentleman cracks safe (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 27, 2026
3% VALET Gentleman's gentleman (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 24, 2026
2% AGHAST Shocked (6) LA Times Daily Feb 25, 2026
2% UNLOCK Crack, as a code (6)
2% SIR Formal address for a gentleman (3)
2% HARD Tough to crack (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 17, 2026
2% NUT Tough ___ to crack (3)
2% OUT Not safe, in softball (3) Commuter Feb 14, 2026
2% POTABLE Safe to drink (7) Newsday Feb 12, 2026
2% TASE Subdue with a shock (4) Newsday Feb 8, 2026

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