Dark and perverted, though not at first (4) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dark and perverted, though not at first (4) 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 INKY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INKY Dark and perverted, though not at first (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic May 23, 2025
6% SEPIA Dark brown (5) Newsday Aug 16, 2026
6% SOMBRE Dismal, dark (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 12, 2026
6% EBONY Dark wood (5) LA Times Daily Aug 12, 2026
6% THO Short form of "though" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 29, 2026
6% NIGHT Dark (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jul 24, 2026
6% EVIL Dark doings (4) Newsday Jul 2, 2026
6% UNLIT Dark (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 27, 2026
5% WHOS "___ on First?" (4) USA Today Aug 22, 2026
5% IFANY ". . . though none may exist" (5) USA Today Aug 12, 2026

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