Crossword answer
ABDICATE
8 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 8 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 10, 2025
Letter pattern
ABDICATE
Clues that lead to ABDICATE
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ABDICATE is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 8 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Detective Inspector caught in a club ultimately had to resign” in the The Independent crossword on August 10, 2025.
Other 8-letter answers
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ASGOODASVirtually
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CITATIONBibliography listing
Every appearance of ABDICATE (8)
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Aug 10, 2025
Detective Inspector caught in a club ultimately had to resign · The Independent · 7 Down
Aug 4, 2025
Resign · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Dec 13, 2024
Renounce · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Apr 12, 2024
Formally renounce · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Sep 14, 2021
Relinquish the throne · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Dec 9, 2019
Resign · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Oct 22, 2018
Renounce · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 16, 2018
Formally renounce · Evening Standard · 5 Down