Climbing skilfully, mostly, by one small Scottish island (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEWIS Climbing skilfully, mostly, by one small Scottish island (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 27, 2024
6% RETIREE One who's no longer working on Scottish island (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
6% SKYE Scottish island with a namesake terrier (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 8, 2025
5% NAE Scottish negative (3) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
5% VINES Climbing plants (5) Commuter Jan 9, 2026
5% REEDS Small animal climbing long grasses (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
5% ARUBA One of the ABC islands (5) Universal Jan 5, 2026
5% ASCENT Upward climb (6) Universal Jan 1, 2026
5% LASS Scottish gal (4) LA Times Daily Dec 29, 2025
5% IVY Climbing plant (3) The Telegraph Mini Dec 26, 2025

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