Twice turn round and, losing heart, deny being pious (5-5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Twice turn round and, losing heart, deny being pious (5-5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 18, 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 GOODYGOODY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GOODYGOODY Twice turn round and, losing heart, deny being pious (5-5) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 18, 2026
6% HOLY Pious (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
5% DISALLOW Deny the truth of (8) USA Today Feb 9, 2026
5% NAVY Old labourer, losing heart, is blue (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
5% FORMAT Arrangement of class act losing heart (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Jan 24, 2026
5% ASUSUAL In the normal way, USA twice turns left (2,5) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 14, 2026
5% DWEEB Nerd drew after losing on buzzer round (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
5% PITIED Felt sorry for the pious being roped in (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 21, 2025
5% ERADICATE Kill time, say, losing heart (9) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 11, 2025
4% EIGHT Twice four (5) LA Times Daily Feb 16, 2026

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