Clue ultimately simple, retaining good surface Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Clue ultimately simple, retaining good surface featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on February 19, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EMERGE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMERGE Clue ultimately simple, retaining good surface (6) The Times Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
5% TWOFORONE Good deal, like the answers to the starred clues (9) Wall Street Journal Feb 12, 2026
5% KEPT Retained (4) Newsday Feb 4, 2026
5% GLIMPSE Look good with simple changes (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
5% HINT Clue (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 23, 2026
5% PLASTIC Still retaining ultimate method of payment (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
5% EASY Simple (4) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 18, 2026
5% AREA Surface ___ (4) Universal Jan 8, 2026
5% KEEP Retain (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 30, 2025
5% E Simple (1) USA Today Quick Dec 14, 2025

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