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Book shortage predicament: there's no escaping it (5,4) Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Book shortage predicament: there's no escaping it (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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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | BLACK Book shortage predicament: there's no escaping it (5,4) | (5) | The Guardian Cryptic | Jun 4, 2024 |
| 78% | SCRAPE Predicament | (6) | Thomas Joseph | Oct 4, 2025 |
| 78% | PLIGHT Predicament | (6) | The Telegraph Quick | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 78% | BIND Predicament | (4) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Sep 13, 2025 |
| 75% | SPOT Predicament | (4) | Newsday | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 72% | NIGHTMARE Horrible predicament | (9) | The Times Concise | Oct 9, 2025 |
| 72% | FAMINE Shortage of a sort | (6) | New York Times | Oct 2, 2025 |
| 72% | DEFICIT Shortage (7) | (7) | Mirror Classic | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 72% | LACK Shortage (4) | (4) | Puzzler | Sep 13, 2025 |
| 68% | LAM On the -- (escaping) | (3) | Premier Sunday | Oct 12, 2025 |
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