Buttonholes must have colour basis Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Buttonholes must have colour basis last seen in Telegraph 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CORNERSTONE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CORNERSTONE Buttonholes must have colour basis (11) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 9, 2016
3% HUED Having a colour (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 9, 2026
3% NEEDS Must-haves (5) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
3% NEED Must have (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 29, 2025
3% FADED Having lost colour (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
3% ACCOST Buttonhole (6) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
2% CYAN A primary colour in subtractive colour mixing (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
2% NEEDING Having to have (7) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
2% ROOT Basis of course on radio (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 10, 2026
2% HUE Colour (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 9, 2026

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