After scam, South African party's in a mess - it was ever thus (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue After scam, South African party's in a mess - it was ever thus (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 23, 2026. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CONSTANCY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONSTANCY After scam, South African party's in a mess - it was ever thus (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 23, 2026
50% VELD South African grassland (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 22, 2026
50% RAND South African currency (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 2, 2025
48% CONS Scams (4) USA Today Dec 12, 2025
48% THEEND Words after "happily ever after" (6) New York Times Dec 3, 2025
48% DE South African coin (2) USA Today Quick Nov 6, 2025
46% ERGO Thus (4) Newsday Jan 7, 2026
46% AGES Forever and ever and ever and ever (4) The Telegraph Mini Dec 13, 2025
46% VELDT S African grassland (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Dec 9, 2025
44% BOER In South African English, an Afrikaner farmer (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 18, 2026

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