Witch holding back some misshapen orchids (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Witch holding back some misshapen orchids (5) last seen in Guardian Quick 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 CRONE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRONE Witch holding back some misshapen orchids (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 23, 2026
5% LETITALLHANGOUT Hold nothing back (15) Newsday Oct 14, 2026
5% ERRATA Mistakes that Arrecife holds back (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 13, 2026
5% WENTTHEWHOLEHOG Didn't hold back (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2026
5% INCA Peruvian ___ Orchid (dog breed) (4) New York Times Oct 10, 2026
5% TALTOS Rice witch novel (6) Newsday Oct 9, 2026
5% KEEP Hold on to (4) New York Times Midi Oct 8, 2026
5% ASKED Didn't hold back one's curiosity, say (5)
5% TENET He holds (back, in his hand etc) (5) The Times O Tempora Oct 3, 2026
5% HAG Witch (3) New York Times Midi Oct 1, 2026

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