Claw hit earth that holds chalky colour (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Claw hit earth that holds chalky colour (5) featured in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle on October 17, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WHITE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHITE Claw hit earth that holds chalky colour (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 17, 2026
5% DYED Coloured (4) The Telegraph Mini Oct 10, 2026
5% TOY Item in a claw machine (3) USA Today Sep 30, 2026
5% DYE Colouring (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 20, 2026
5% TALON Owl's claw (5) Newsday Sep 15, 2026
5% CLIP Hair claw, for one (4) Universal Sep 5, 2026
5% PINCERS Crab or lobster claws (7) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2026
4% GREEN Rainbow colour (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 17, 2026
4% LL Wad of earth (2) USA Today Quick Oct 14, 2026
4% CLOD Wad of earth (4) USA Today Quick Oct 14, 2026

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