Bad spelling etc creates shortage in London hospital (5,4) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bad spelling etc creates shortage in London hospital (5,4) last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BLACK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACK Bad spelling etc creates shortage in London hospital (5,4) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 19, 2025
5% NOLOCONTENDERE Legal plea; one Londoner etc (anag.) (14) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
5% MADE Created (4) Commuter Sep 26, 2025
5% DEFICIT Shortage (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 15, 2025
5% LACK Shortage (4) (4) Puzzler Sep 13, 2025
5% HEX Spell (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 6, 2025
5% HEXES Spells (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 5, 2025
4% CHARM Cast a spell on (5) Universal Oct 1, 2025
4% STAT Pronto, in hospitals (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
4% TATE London gallery (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 26, 2025

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