After a departure, many afraid to turn for help — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “After a departure, many afraid to turn for help”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 27th June 2014. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “After a departure, many afraid to turn for help” is MANFRIDAY (9 letters).
We last saw “After a departure, many afraid to turn for help” in Guardian Cryptic on 27th June 2014.
The 9-letter answer for “After a departure, many afraid to turn for help” is MANFRIDAY.
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