Retreats make Spooner set fire to hay — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Retreats make Spooner set fire to hay”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 15th Nov 2007. 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 “Retreats make Spooner set fire to hay” is TURNSBACK (9 letters).
We last saw “Retreats make Spooner set fire to hay” in Guardian Cryptic on 15th Nov 2007.
The 9-letter answer for “Retreats make Spooner set fire to hay” is TURNSBACK.
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