Sweet old men, unkempt with tie cut off (5,4) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sweet old men, unkempt with tie cut off (5,4) 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEMONDROP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEMONDROP Sweet old men, unkempt with tie cut off (5,4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 12, 2025
6% SEVER Cut off (5) LA Times Daily Sep 24, 2025
6% MANGY Unkempt (5) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025
5% KNOT Tie the ___ (wed) (4)
5% LOIN Cut off an animal's spine (4) The Washington Post Mini Oct 3, 2025
5% DRY Not sweet (3) LA Times Daily Sep 19, 2025
5% WED Tie the knot (3) LA Times Daily Sep 15, 2025
5% MOOR Tie at anchor (4) Newsday Sep 4, 2025
5% SNEER Gibe cut old Queen (5) The Times Mephisto Aug 24, 2025
5% KNOTUP Tie (6) LA Times Daily Aug 2, 2025

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