The female's embracing prince, having wasted time with princess and old guard? (10) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The female's embracing prince, having wasted time with princess and old guard? (10) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 17, 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HALBERDIER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HALBERDIER The female's embracing prince, having wasted time with princess and old guard? (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 17, 2026
53% DAWDLING Wasting time (8) Thomas Joseph Aug 13, 2026
49% RENTACOP Guard for some time? (8) New York Times Aug 14, 2026
47% TALE A ___ as old as time (4) New York Times Aug 31, 2026
47% SAKE "For old times' ___!" (4)
45% THENUTCRACKER Boy King embracing female beauty in ballet (13) The Times Cryptic Sep 9, 2026
45% DETRITUS Waste (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 8, 2026
43% AVERT Prevent Vera wasting time (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Sep 17, 2026
43% EGADS Old-time "Yikes!" (5) Newsday Aug 22, 2026
43% DECAGON Gent with a doc wasting time, fabulously in shape (7) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 20, 2026

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