Excessively keen to start with, maiden maybe grabbed the reins — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Excessively keen to start with, maiden maybe grabbed the reins”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 5th Sept 2023. 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 “Excessively keen to start with, maiden maybe grabbed the reins” is TOOKOVER (8 letters).
We last saw “Excessively keen to start with, maiden maybe grabbed the reins” in Guardian Cryptic on 5th Sept 2023.
The 8-letter answer for “Excessively keen to start with, maiden maybe grabbed the reins” is TOOKOVER.
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