Having cut back course, one's afraid — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Having cut back course, one's afraid”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 27th Jan 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 “Having cut back course, one's afraid” is POLTROON (8 letters).
We last saw “Having cut back course, one's afraid” in Guardian Cryptic on 27th Jan 2009.
The 8-letter answer for “Having cut back course, one's afraid” is POLTROON.
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