Retreat being awful to contemplate, finally advancing a position — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Retreat being awful to contemplate, finally advancing a position”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 1st Apr 2016. 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 “Retreat being awful to contemplate, finally advancing a position” is HIDEOUT (7 letters).
We last saw “Retreat being awful to contemplate, finally advancing a position” in Guardian Cryptic on 1st Apr 2016.
The 7-letter answer for “Retreat being awful to contemplate, finally advancing a position” is HIDEOUT.
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