Star knocked back nearly a half of Benedictine (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Star knocked back nearly a half of Benedictine (5) 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DENEB.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DENEB Star knocked back nearly a half of Benedictine (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 30, 2024
6% ASIA Setting for nearly half of Around the World ... (4) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
6% DOM Benedictine's title (3) New York Times Aug 20, 2025
6% REBUFF Knock back (6) The Times Concise Jul 23, 2025
6% ENDED Extended? No, nearly half was cut back and was terminated (5) (5)
5% TAP Gentle knock (3)
5% BUMP Knock (into); protuberance (4) The Times Concise Sep 6, 2025
5% TRUTH Half-__ (5) Newsday Sep 6, 2025
5% SLIP Knocking back lager is a mistake (4) (4) The Guardian Quiptic Aug 31, 2025
5% SCALD Nearly boil (5) Newsday Aug 28, 2025

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