Befuddled earnest Oriental (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Befuddled earnest Oriental (7) last seen in Guardian Quick 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EASTERN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EASTERN Befuddled earnest Oriental (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
7% FLUSTER Befuddle (7) Eugene Sheffer Dec 23, 2025
7% ADDLE Befuddle (5) LA Times Mini Nov 28, 2025
7% CONFOUND Befuddle (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 20, 2025
6% PLEA Earnest request (4) Commuter Dec 24, 2025
6% SERIOUS Earnest (7) (7) The Sun Mini Dec 13, 2025
6% NEAREST Earnest (anag) (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Nov 10, 2025
5% TYPEA Planning-oriented personality (5) USA Today Dec 13, 2025
5% LABPARTNER Colleague who might be solutions-oriented? (10) New York Times Dec 12, 2025
5% SERIOUSMINDED Earnest revelling in our misdeeds (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 9, 2025

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