Crete: nice, surprisingly - that's not saying much (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Crete: nice, surprisingly - that's not saying much (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on April 22, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RETICENCE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RETICENCE Crete: nice, surprisingly - that's not saying much (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 22, 2026
53% OVERESTIMATE Say too much? (12) LA Times Daily Mar 14, 2026
48% ILIKE "Nice!" (5) LA Times Mini Apr 14, 2026
48% ITD "__ be nice if ... " (3) LA Times Daily Mar 29, 2026
48% CURIOUSLYENOUGH "Surprisingly . . ." (15) USA Today Jan 13, 2026
46% LESS Not as much (4) USA Today Apr 15, 2026
46% ATAD Not much (4) USA Today Apr 11, 2026
46% ERECT Build, or rebuild Crete (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Apr 7, 2026
46% NEAT Nicely done (4) Newsday Apr 2, 2026
46% SOME Not much (4) Commuter Mar 23, 2026

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