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% INADAZE Befuddled (7) Eugene Sheffer Apr 3, 2026
7% ATSEA Befuddled (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
6% PLEAS Earnest requests (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 4, 2026
6% PLED Made an earnest appeal (4) Universal Mar 8, 2026
6% PLEA Earnest request (4) Commuter Mar 6, 2026
6% WILDE The Importance of Being Earnest author (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 5, 2026
6% CUTARUG Persian, ___, Oriental, Navajo (7) New York Times Mar 4, 2026
6% PLEAD Make an earnest appeal (5) The Times Concise Feb 5, 2026
5% CRUZ Murder on the Orient Express actor Penélope (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Apr 6, 2026

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