A rough one needs to be polished Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A rough one needs to be polished featured in Washington Post Mini puzzle on September 27, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DRAFT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRAFT A rough one needs to be polished (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 27, 2025
4% DUSTY In need of a polish (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 15, 2025
3% COATS Applications of polish (5) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
3% EDIT Polish, as a manuscript (4)
3% COARSEN Make rough (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
3% STAB Rough guess (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 12, 2025
3% EST Rough fig. (3) The Atlantic Sep 12, 2025
3% SPIFF Polish (up) (5) LA Times Daily Sep 12, 2025
3% EATEN Polished off (5) New York Times Sep 6, 2025
3% NERO One rough shelter for emperor (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 2, 2025

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