Softly, softly? Certainly not when copper's on beat Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Softly, softly? Certainly not when copper's on beat last seen in Times 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CUFF.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CUFF Softly, softly? Certainly not when copper's on beat (4) The Times Cryptic Nov 26, 2015
69% TOSS Throw softly (4) USA Today Nov 3, 2025
69% TAPAT Knock softly on (5) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025
69% MEWL Cry softly (4) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
63% PAD Walk softly (3) (3) Mirror Quick Oct 11, 2025
63% DAB Touch softly, as with a napkin (3) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
61% CROON Sing softly (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Sep 25, 2025
59% CUPPA 'Softly softly' approach at first by copper, that's refreshing! (5)
56% GENTLY Softly (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 27, 2022
56% LIGHTLY Softly (7) Family Time Apr 5, 2021

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