You'll take this at a pinch if fun's held back (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue You'll take this at a pinch if fun's held back (5) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on March 25, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SNUFF.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SNUFF You'll take this at a pinch if fun's held back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 25, 2026
69% STIFLED Held back (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 28, 2026
64% RETRACT Take back (7) Thomas Joseph Mar 23, 2026
61% STOLE Pinched (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 12, 2026
61% RETINEBAR I was being held back (9) The Times O Tempora Feb 28, 2026
61% NAB Pinch (3) The Atlantic Feb 13, 2026
61% NIP Pinch (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
58% REPO Take back, briefly (4) LA Times Daily Mar 8, 2026
58% DEPOSIT Arsenal entertaining is held back for security (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 6, 2026
58% DAHLIA Trouble held back plant (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 3, 2026

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