Intimate companion mostly holding out for fried bread (7)

1 solution7 lettersCrypticLast seen 9 MAY 2026

THE ANSWER

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CROUTON is the 7-letter answer to “Intimate companion mostly holding out for fried bread (7)”, last seen in The Sun Cryptic Crossword on 9 May 2026.

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The Sun Cryptic Crossword9 MAY 2026

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One other clue in the database also answers CROUTON.

Cooked cube of bread (7)CROUTON

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