Soldier or sailor turning up after leave Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Soldier or sailor turning up after leave . 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 DESERT RAT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESERT RAT Soldier or sailor turning up after leave (10)
7% APPEARED Turned up (8) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
6% TROOP Soldiers in harbour turning around circle (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
6% INAMORATA Lover very soon supported by a sailor after capsizing (9) The Times Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
6% FORGO Turn after said warning on course and give up (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
6% TARS Sailors (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
6% TAR Sailor (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 7, 2025
6% NAG Horse turns up in Uganda (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
6% RATIONALE Reason sailor turned in, full of old beer (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
6% PLATEAU Turned up, squeezing in behind a table (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
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