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

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue You'll take this at a pinch if fun's held back (5) last seen in Puzzler 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 SNUFF.

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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
66% NIP Pinch pin back (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Apr 30, 2026
63% NAB Pinch (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 29, 2026
63% RETRACT Take back (7) Thomas Joseph Mar 23, 2026
60% ITLL "___ be fun" (4) Universal May 2, 2026
60% ONALARK For the fun of it (7) Wall Street Journal Apr 11, 2026
60% CUTMESOMESLACK "Take it easy, will you?!" (14) New York Times Apr 6, 2026
60% ILL "__ come back to you" (3) Commuter Apr 2, 2026
60% STOLE Pinched (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 12, 2026

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