Waiting to involve extra director before mostly heated attempt to secure rights (7,3) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Waiting to involve extra director before mostly heated attempt to secure rights (7,3) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 22, 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 BIDDINGWAR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BIDDINGWAR Waiting to involve extra director before mostly heated attempt to secure rights (7,3) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 22, 2026
6% SUPPLEMENTARY Extra flexible workforce attempt to secure area (13) The Times Cryptic Sep 7, 2026
5% STRAIN Labour right involved in smear (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 7, 2026
5% SHORTCHANGE Queen involved in attempt to reform cheat (11) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 16, 2026
4% THERM Unit of heat (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 21, 2026
4% TRIES Attempts (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 18, 2026
4% IMEXCITED "Can't wait!" (9) Universal Oct 18, 2026
4% TRAY Waiting aid (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 10, 2026
4% SETTER Dog sofa mostly right (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Oct 8, 2026
4% SEC "Wait one __!" (3) Commuter Oct 8, 2026

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