Well-bred chap confronting devious character Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Well-bred chap confronting devious character last seen in Telegraph 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GENTEEL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GENTEEL Well-bred chap confronting devious character (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 13, 2017
3% FACED Confronted (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
3% OPENANDSHUTCASE Detective's easy task, Sudanese chap not devious (15) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 24, 2025
3% MET Confronted (3) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
3% EYEBALL Confront (7) Puzzler Backwords Dec 2, 2025
3% GENT Well-bred chap (4) USA Today Feb 25, 2017
2% PROSPERO Do well to ring Shakespearean character (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
2% SQUAREUP Confront attacker, dinosaur winning! (8) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 6, 2026
2% TWOFACED Duplicitous duo confronted (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
2% ALLS "-- well that ends well!" (4) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025

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