Cruel sort Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cruel sort last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SADIST.

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5 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
SADIST Cruel sort (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 23, 2025
BRUTE Cruel sort (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 17, 2025
OGRE Cruel sort (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 12, 2021
MEANY Cruel sort (5)
MEANIE Cruel sort (6) Universal Jan 11, 2016

35 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
39% OGRES Cruel sorts (5) The Telegraph Quick Jun 7, 2025
39% SADISTS Cruel sorts (7)
34% ULCER Cruel sort of complaint (5) Mirror Cryptic Apr 20, 2025
34% LUCRE Cruel sort of dosh (5) Mirror Cryptic May 30, 2024
4% MERCILESS Cruel (9) (9) Mirror Quick Oct 30, 2025
3% PRUDE Stuffy sort (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 27, 2025
3% BOOR Obnoxious sort (4) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
3% NERDS Uncool sorts (5) LA Times Daily Nov 18, 2025
3% NUN Sister, of sorts (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 14, 2025
3% WASP Stingy sort? (4) New York Times Nov 11, 2025

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