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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shock when quiet retiring gentleman cracks safe last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SURPRISE Shock when quiet retiring gentleman cracks safe (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 27, 2026
2% BANKS Safe spaces? (5) LA Times Daily Jul 19, 2026
2% PUTALIDONIT "Quiet!" (11) Universal Jul 18, 2026
2% SECURED Made safe (7) The Telegraph Quick Jul 17, 2026
2% ONES Safe stack (4) Newsday Jul 16, 2026
2% SIR Formal address to a gentleman (3) Puzzler Backwords Jul 14, 2026
2% SHH "Quiet!" (3) USA Today Jul 13, 2026
2% BEAU Courting gentleman (4) New York Times Jul 11, 2026
2% AMAZEMENT Shock and surprise (9) The Times Concise Jul 11, 2026
2% ABED A place to be when one's retired (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 9, 2026

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