What holds quick thinker Descartes back? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FASTENER What holds quick thinker Descartes back? (8) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 17, 2024
8% RENE Thinker Descartes (4) Universal Jul 15, 2025
5% LETSRIP Holds nothing back (7) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
5% HASTE Quickness (5) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% PRESERVING Keeping quiet, holding back (10) (10) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
5% RIPS Nervous pirate holds back tears (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
5% OPTIMIST Positive thinker (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
5% RAN Philosopher Descartes (3) USA Today Quick Oct 5, 2025
5% RODIN The Thinker's sculptor (5) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
5% IAM Descartes's conclusion (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 25, 2025

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