Colourful parts of plant, small and mainly slight (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Colourful parts of plant, small and mainly slight (7) last seen in Guardian 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SAFFRON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAFFRON Colourful parts of plant, small and mainly slight (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
7% TINCT Slight colour (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 6, 2025
7% TINGE Slight colouring (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2025
6% ROOTS Underground parts of plants (5) Newsday Oct 7, 2025
6% IRIS Coloured part of the eye (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
6% MERE Slight (4) New York Times Sep 12, 2025
5% HABIT Usual practice in hospital - a small part (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
5% FLORA Plants (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 9, 2025
5% OCHRE Earthy colour (5) LA Times Daily Nov 6, 2025
5% THYME Small aromatic plant of the mint family (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Nov 3, 2025

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