Cephalopod fresh from the sea mostly branded at first a disappointment (4,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cephalopod fresh from the sea mostly branded at first a disappointment (4,5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on April 16, 2026. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DAMPSQUIB.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DAMPSQUIB Cephalopod fresh from the sea mostly branded at first a disappointment (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 16, 2026
5% CORNY Far from fresh (5) Newsday Apr 11, 2026
5% OLD Not fresh (3) USA Today Mar 26, 2026
5% BUM Disappoint, with "out" (3)
5% BUMOUT Disappoint (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 11, 2026
5% NEW Fresh (3) Universal Mar 10, 2026
5% LETDOWN Disappointment (7) The Telegraph Quick Feb 22, 2026
4% OWL Mostly nocturnal bird (3) USA Today Apr 13, 2026
4% NEWDO Fresh cut (5) New York Times Apr 12, 2026
4% SAY "___ it ain't so" (disappointed words) (3)

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