Sit up? Just the opposite, withdraw from contest (5,4) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sit up? Just the opposite, withdraw from contest (5,4) last seen in Puzzler 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STANDDOWN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STANDDOWN Sit up? Just the opposite, withdraw from contest (5,4) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 7, 2024
7% MOVE "Don't just sit there!" (4) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
7% IDLE Just sitting around (4) USA Today Dec 23, 2025
6% SHRINK Withdraw from psychiatrist (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
6% NORTH Partner of 26, or just the opposite (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% SOUTH Partner of 11, or just the opposite (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% SECEDE Withdraw from a union (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
6% ASTIR Just waking up (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
6% BOUT Contest (4) New York Times Dec 26, 2025
6% DOWN Opposite of up (4) Commuter Nov 27, 2025

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