Deference pays, big time (not so much among flowers: a strong scent keeps subject out): you must back call for silence (exhausted female taking it hard) after you are old (incorrectly) — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 13–letter crossword clue “Deference pays, big time (not so much among flowers: a strong scent keeps subject out): you must back call for silence (exhausted female taking it hard) after you are old (incorrectly)”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 3rd Sept 2008. 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 “Deference pays, big time (not so much among flowers: a strong scent keeps subject out): you must back call for silence (exhausted female taking it hard) after you are old (incorrectly)” is BLESSEDARETHE (13 letters).
We last saw “Deference pays, big time (not so much among flowers: a strong scent keeps subject out): you must back call for silence (exhausted female taking it hard) after you are old (incorrectly)” in Guardian Cryptic on 3rd Sept 2008.
The 13-letter answer for “Deference pays, big time (not so much among flowers: a strong scent keeps subject out): you must back call for silence (exhausted female taking it hard) after you are old (incorrectly)” is BLESSEDARETHE.
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