Characteristic straits laid bare (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Characteristic straits laid bare (5) 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRAIT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRAIT Characteristic straits laid bare (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 31, 2025
6% PROPERTIES Characteristics (10) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 9, 2025
6% PRIM Strait-laced (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 17, 2025
6% KYLE Scottish strait (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 9, 2025
5% NARROWS Darts after knight in straits (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
5% JUST Barely succeeded in project (4) The Times Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
5% BALOO The Bare Necessities bear (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 14, 2025
5% CROPTOP Belly-baring shirt (7) USA Today Nov 10, 2025
5% EKED ___ out (barely got) (4) The Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
5% APERIRE To disclose, lay bare or explain (7) The Times O Tempora Nov 8, 2025

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