Get up late and hesitate to prepare an ambush — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Get up late and hesitate to prepare an ambush”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 15th July 2009. 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 “Get up late and hesitate to prepare an ambush” is LIEINWAIT (9 letters).
We last saw “Get up late and hesitate to prepare an ambush” in Guardian Cryptic on 15th July 2009.
The 9-letter answer for “Get up late and hesitate to prepare an ambush” is LIEINWAIT.
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