Bad material for a silk purse, proverbially Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bad material for a silk purse, proverbially last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOWSEAR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOWSEAR Bad material for a silk purse, proverbially (7) New York Times Mar 31, 2024
6% FAILLE Ribbed silk material (6) New York Times Sep 19, 2025
5% ANAPPLEADAY Proverbial cure-all (11) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
5% COOT Proverbially bald bird (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 26, 2025
5% WALLET Purse (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 25, 2025
5% STRAP Purse part (5) USA Today Nov 18, 2025
5% KITTY Purse (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 26, 2025
5% ASWESAY "Proverbially speaking . . ." (7) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
5% POKE Proverbial purse (4) Newsday May 2, 2015
4% HOBOBAGS Slouchy purses that might be crescent-shaped (8) The Atlantic Dec 4, 2025

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