Could be Cilla Black? No! Purple! (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Could be Cilla Black? No! Purple! (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 LILAC.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LILAC Could be Cilla Black? No! Purple! (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 16, 2025
6% LILACS Purple bloomers (6) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
6% PLUM Purple fruit (4) Commuter Jan 30, 2026
6% ACAI Purple "superfood" (4) Commuter Jan 28, 2026
6% PUCE Brownish purple (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 22, 2026
5% ONYX Black stone (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 5, 2026
5% RAVEN N.F.L. player in a purple uniform (5) New York Times Feb 4, 2026
5% OREO Black-and-white cookie (4) Newsday Feb 3, 2026
5% SABLE Black in heraldry (5) The Times Concise Feb 2, 2026
5% REALM Wakanda, to the Black Panther (5) Universal Feb 2, 2026

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