Arrives clutching a gift, but a fancy soldier's attire (6,8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Arrives clutching a gift, but a fancy soldier's attire (6,8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on March 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COMBAT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COMBAT Arrives clutching a gift, but a fancy soldier's attire (6,8) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 23, 2026
50% GRASPS Clutches (6) Commuter Feb 18, 2026
50% HOLD Clutch (4) Universal Feb 11, 2026
46% DEAD __ on arrival (4) Commuter Mar 9, 2026
46% GARB Attire (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 8, 2026
46% CAME Arrived (4) Commuter Feb 21, 2026
46% DRESS Attire (5) Universal Feb 11, 2026
44% APPAREL Clothing, attire (7) The Times Concise Mar 23, 2026
44% STYLISH Elegantly attired (7) The Times Concise Mar 2, 2026
44% TUTU Ballet attire (4) Thomas Joseph Feb 27, 2026

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