Shockingly bad at cutting diamonds, hand back crown (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shockingly bad at cutting diamonds, hand back crown (8) last seen in Guardian 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 ABDICATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABDICATE Shockingly bad at cutting diamonds, hand back crown (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 26, 2026
5% SNIP Cut nails back (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 7, 2026
5% ATOP Crowning (4) Newsday Aug 6, 2026
5% ENAMEL Protector of the crown? (6) Universal Aug 1, 2026
5% RELAPSE Slip back into bad ways (7) (7) The Sun Mini Jul 26, 2026
5% TIARA Royal crown (5) Eugene Sheffer Jul 24, 2026
5% TETE French crown? (4) New York Times Jul 9, 2026
5% PRUNINGCOSTS Cutting back on expenses (12) Newsday Jul 5, 2026
5% DIADEMS Bejeweled crowns (7) New York Times Midi Jul 5, 2026
5% CLAPTRAP Hand back some tripe (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 30, 2026

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