Sucking up / swallowing six (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sucking up / swallowing six (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 16, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SLAVISH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLAVISH Sucking up / swallowing six (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 16, 2026
8% ENGULF Swallow up (6) Newsday Sep 27, 2026
7% STRAW Tube for sucking up a beverage (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 24, 2026
7% OOF "That sucks" (3) USA Today Jul 16, 2026
7% WETVACS They suck up spills (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 8, 2026
7% ABSORB Suck in, swallow up (6) (6)
6% BIRD Swallow, e.g. (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2026
6% BURY Deep-six (4) New York Times Oct 14, 2026
6% DRINK Swallow liquid (5) (5) Mirror Classic Oct 14, 2026
6% CUBE Six-sided solid (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 8, 2026

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