You shouldn't have stood up periodically hiding something up your sleeve? (5,3) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue You shouldn't have stood up periodically hiding something up your sleeve? (5,3) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 4, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THANKYOU.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THANKYOU You shouldn't have stood up periodically hiding something up your sleeve? (5,3) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
69% AROSE Stood up (5) Newsday Feb 2, 2026
69% ROSE Stood up (4) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
66% ARISEN Stood up (6) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
64% ULNA Something you have up your sleeve (4) New York Times Nov 26, 2020
60% HOLED Hiding, with "up" (5) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
60% ACE Something you might have up your sleeve (3)
60% BICEPS Something up your sleeve (6) Newsday Jun 1, 2024
60% ARM Something up your sleeve (3) Newsday Nov 22, 2015
53% STATE Get up on your feet, you lot! (5) The Times O Tempora Jan 3, 2026

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