Writer held up by the Duke of Edinburgh Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Writer held up by the Duke of Edinburgh . 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 DEFOE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFOE Writer held up by the Duke of Edinburgh (5)
6% LEITH District of Edinburgh (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 4, 2025
6% INEPT Incompetent writer held up in centre of city (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
6% PENT ___-up (like held in emotions) (4)
6% WORDSMITH Gold medal held by dating writer (9) The Times Sunday Cryptic Aug 3, 2025
6% IRATE Worked up in fair at Edinburgh (5) The Sun Two Speed Jun 16, 2025
6% NAE Edinburgh no (3) LA Times Daily Jun 15, 2025
6% PHILIP Duke of Edinburgh (6) USA Today Jul 17, 2018
6% PRINCECONSORT The Duke of Edinburgh will be. (13)
5% EVASIVE Held up by the visa: very devious! (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 6, 2025
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