Creative efforts are raising the stakes, first of all Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Creative efforts are raising the stakes, first of all 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ARTS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARTS Creative efforts are raising the stakes, first of all (4) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 27, 2023
6% ETNA Explosive one raises the stake (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
6% ANTE Up the ___ (raise the stakes) (4)
5% ONO Conceptual creative Yoko (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
5% IDEAS Creative thoughts (5) Commuter Dec 15, 2025
5% CALARTS Valencia school for creatives (7) USA Today Dec 15, 2025
5% PALETTE Board of creatives? (7) New York Times Dec 13, 2025
5% SCHLEP Effortful freighting (6) Newsday Dec 13, 2025
5% IDEA Spark of creativity (4) Universal Dec 10, 2025
5% ARTSY Affectedly creative (5) Universal Dec 8, 2025

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