“The only way to get rid of a ____ is to yield to it” (Oscar Wilde) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “The only way to get rid of a ____ is to yield to it” (Oscar Wilde) last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TEMPTATION.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEMPTATION “The only way to get rid of a ____ is to yield to it” (Oscar Wilde) (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 10, 2021
6% SHED Get rid of (4) New York Times Aug 16, 2026
6% DUMP Get rid of (4) USA Today Jul 19, 2026
5% RUT What grading will get rid of (3) Newsday Oct 3, 2026
5% SAGS Yields to gravity (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 26, 2026
5% CEDED Formally yielded (5) New York Times Sep 22, 2026
5% EXIT Way to get out (4) Commuter Sep 21, 2026
5% PURGE Rid of impurities (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2026
5% ORE Mine yield (3) LA Times Daily Sep 21, 2026
5% STONEHENGE Wild hen gets on English monument (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 21, 2026

Last appeared together with the following clues in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle

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