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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Crude but effective last seen in USA Today 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROUGHANDREADY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROUGHANDREADY Crude but effective (13) USA Today Oct 18, 2018
98% ROUGHANDTUMBLE Crude but effective (14)
31% OIL WELL It supplies crude painting effectively (8)
3% REVERB Echo effect (6) LA Times Daily Oct 23, 2025
3% CURED Crude bombs made better (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 22, 2025
3% DUB Add sound effects, say (3) Newsday Oct 17, 2025
3% SHACK Crude home (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 15, 2025
3% TESTED Known to be effective (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
3% SLUR Legato effect (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
3% CUE Odd bits of crude signal (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 13, 2025

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