Black horses, first of three having escaped Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Black horses, first of three having escaped 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 SABLE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SABLE Black horses, first of three having escaped (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 29, 2022
6% BROKEFREE Escaped (9) Eugene Sheffer Dec 30, 2025
6% EVADE Escape (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 30, 2025
6% TRIANGULAR Having three sides (10) (10) Mirror Classic Dec 4, 2025
6% PIEBALD (Of a horse) black and white (7) The Times Concise Oct 24, 2025
5% EBON Black, in poems (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 9, 2026
5% HYDRATED Having drunk enough (... first 2 letters) (8) Universal Jan 8, 2026
5% NEED Have to have (4) New York Times Jan 5, 2026
5% ONYX Black stone (4) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
5% REGGAE Grammy category first won by Black Uhuru (1985) (6) Newsday Jan 3, 2026

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