Time up: helper needs to change emperor's habit (3,6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Time up: helper needs to change emperor's habit (3,6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 23, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THEPURPLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THEPURPLE Time up: helper needs to change emperor's habit (3,6) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 23, 2026
54% VARY Change up (4) The Washington Post Mini Jan 24, 2026
52% JACK Tire-changing need (4) Thomas Joseph Feb 10, 2026
52% AIDE Helper (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 8, 2026
52% ADAPT Change with the times (5) USA Today Dec 25, 2025
49% SAD In need of cheering up (3)
49% EVOLVE Change over time (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 23, 2026
49% PITS Tire-changing time (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 15, 2026
49% AIDER Helper (5) The Telegraph Mini Dec 20, 2025
49% ADAPTS Changes with the times (6) LA Times Daily Nov 24, 2025

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