Answer: ABSTAINS
The answer ABSTAINS has 22 possible clues. See the results below.
Possible Clues:
- Avoids when negotiating black spot
- “Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, ____ from giving us wordy evidence of the fact” (George Eliot)
- Refrains, desists
- Refuses to drink with sailor with marks
- Graduate's upset with marks, refuses a drink
- Doesn't drink with sailor, as isn't at sea
- At first, Australia bats terribly -- batting second, resists
- Sailor given marks — keeps off the rum?
- Sailor with spots stays dry
- Holds back when crossing black spot
Last seen in:
- The Times - Specialist - Sunday Times GK Jumbo No 363
- Irish Times (Simplex) - Jul 26 2021
- Irish Times (Crosaire) - Aug 13 2020
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 15,589 - Apr 24 2020
- The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 587 - Jan 20 2020
- The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,563 - Oct 20 2017
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26807
- The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,760 - Feb 14 2017
- The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,966 - Aug 17 2016
- The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,180 - Jul 30 2016