Tongue? Hold it, with oxtail initially not available Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tongue? Hold it, with oxtail initially not available last seen in Times 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHONA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHONA Tongue? Hold it, with oxtail initially not available (5) The Times Cryptic Apr 21, 2022
5% INUSE Not available (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2025
4% ONTAP Readily available (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 21, 2025
4% ARABICA Tongue in need of a drink (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Oct 18, 2025
4% LASTS Holds up (5) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
4% TAMIL Follow Mike's piercing tongue (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
4% GAELIC Celtic tongue (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 11, 2025
4% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)
4% MADEDO Got by with what was available (6) Universal Oct 9, 2025
4% UNLET Available for tenants (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025

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