Sinister reason to attend an auction? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sinister reason to attend an auction? 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FORBIDDING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FORBIDDING Sinister reason to attend an auction? (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 6, 2025
6% SNEER Sinister smile (5) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
5% NODS Actions at auctions (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
5% STEWARD Cruise ship attendant (7) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
5% TENABLY In a reasonable way (7) The Atlantic Oct 31, 2025
5% GOING Auctioneer's word (5) LA Times Mini Oct 28, 2025
5% RATIONALE Reason why (9) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
5% SELL Auction off (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 22, 2025
5% LOGIC Formal reasoning (5) The Times Concise Oct 22, 2025
5% ITCH Reason to scratch (4) Newsday Oct 22, 2025

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